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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 are the circumcisions performed?
(a) On the river's banks.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) Around the main village well.
(d) In each initiate's hut.

2. Who visits Waiyaki's hut in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Kinuthia.
(b) Nyambura.
(c) His mother.
(d) Kamau.

3. What famous quote of Jesus' does Joshua use in his sermon?
(a) "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God."
(b) "Ask and it will be given unto you; seek and ye shall find."
(c) "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."
(d) "If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also."

4. Which of these is not a skill taught to the children?
(a) Reading.
(b) Writing.
(c) Scientific inquiry.
(d) Foreign language.

5. Who does Waiyaki set off to see in the night?
(a) Kamau.
(b) His mother.
(c) Nyambura.
(d) Kinuthia.

Short Answer Questions

1. About whom is Waiyaki warned near the end of Chapter Sixteen?

2. What does Waiyaki notice that Joshua knows well?

3. What are the Christians in Makuyu called?

4. To what Bible character does Joshua compare Muthoni?

5. What is a Kiama?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What arguments does Kabonyi use against Waiyaki at the meeting?

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

4. Why does Waiyaki become angry with the rain?

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

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

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

8. How does Waiyaki feel about his mother?

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

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

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