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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) Chege.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Reverend Livingstone.

2. What gives Nyambura peace?
(a) Singing hymns.
(b) Cooking.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The river.

3. Who does Muthoni most wish to see while she is ill?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Chege.
(c) Nyambura.
(d) Miriamu.

4. Who is Njeri?
(a) Chege's sister.
(b) Chege's second wife.
(c) Muthoni's aunt.
(d) Waiyaki's mother.

5. Who does Muthoni say she sees as she is dying?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Murungu.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Nyambura.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is not a reason people came to the meeting at the school?

2. What kind of disease does Chege have?

3. What is the most striking thing about Waiyaki?

4. Who is weeping at the end of Chapter Twelve?

5. What do many Gikuyu people see as a sign of a good teacher?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Waiyaki not feel warm toward Kamau?

3. What is the history of Marioshoni?

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

5. Describe the scene Waiyaki walks into in Chapter Fifteen.

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

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

8. Describe the new school.

9. What is Waiyaki's reaction to Nyambura's not coming to visit?

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

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