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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. Who once told Waiyaki that the arm of the white man is long?
(a) Kabonyi.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Reverend Livingstone.
(d) Chege.

2. What is the most striking thing about Waiyaki?
(a) His height.
(b) His smile.
(c) His voice.
(d) His eyes.

3. What is the season of long rains called?
(a) Thingira.
(b) Njahi.
(c) Mwariki.
(d) Kihii.

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

5. Which of these is not something Waiyaki says at the meeting is needed for the schools?
(a) Pencils and paper.
(b) Desks.
(c) Lavatories.
(d) More teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Nyambura suspect Waiyaki of planning to visit?

2. Which of these men is not a teacher at the new school?

3. What gives Nyambura peace?

4. What is given to Waiyaki to cover him after his circumcision?

5. Who is Njeri?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it that people most admire in Joshua?

2. How does Waiyaki feel about his mother?

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

4. Why does Waiyaki not feel warm toward Kamau?

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

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

7. Why does Muthoni think no one from her family comes to see her?

8. What vision of the future does Waiyaki see after leaving Joshua's church?

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

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

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