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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Waiyaki think he will go to get more teachers?
(a) Mukuyu.
(b) Siriana.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Kerinyaga.

2. With what does Waiyaki become angry near the end of Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Kamau's arguments.
(b) The rain.
(c) His father's prophecy.
(d) The idea of having to pay taxes.

3. What do many Gikuyu people see as a sign of a good teacher?
(a) The beating of students.
(b) Hearing the teacher yell at the students.
(c) The arrival of real books in the village.
(d) Long school days.

4. Which of these is not an argument made against Waiyaki's plans?
(a) The new taxes being imposed.
(b) The children weren't really learning.
(c) A smaller-than-usual expected harvest.
(d) Waiyaki's youth.

5. What does Reverend Livingstone usually wear on his head?
(a) His glasses.
(b) A pith helmet.
(c) A fedora.
(d) A bandana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the season of long rains called?

2. Who is the headmaster of the new school?

3. What is Waiyaki called by the people?

4. What does Waiyaki notice that Joshua knows well?

5. Which of these is not a skill taught to the children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Waiyaki plan to speak about at the meeting of the parents?

2. Before meeting him at Mukuyu, what is Nyambura's opinion of Waiyaki?

3. What is the subject of the songs sung by the children?

4. Why does Waiyaki become angry with the rain?

5. How does Nyambura feel about Waiyaki at the end of Chapter 17?

6. What images come to Waiyaki while he is trying to sleep?

7. How does Joshua react to the news of his daughter's death?

8. What news does Waiyaki hear from the Siriana Mission near the end of Chapter Twelve?

9. What is the overall reaction to Muthoni's death among the people of the ridges?

10. What changes Reverend Livingstone's mind about how to deal with the traditional tribal customs?

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