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

2. Who has become the leader of the hills following Chege's death?
(a) Joshua.
(b) An elder from Gathanjo.
(c) Kabonyi.
(d) Waiyaki.

3. Where was Nyambura supposed to meet Waiyaki at the beginning of Chapter Sixteen?
(a) His hut.
(b) The school.
(c) Joshua's house.
(d) The river.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Kinuthia intimate the Gikuyu will have to pay taxes?

2. What starts off the meeting of the parents?

3. Where is Muthoni taken at the end of Chapter Ten?

4. With whom is Waiyaki talking when Nyambura passes them?

5. What does "Gikuyu Karinga" mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why were parents proud when their child came home with a tear-stained face?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the new school.

9. How does Waiyaki feel about his mother?

10. How does Waiyaki wait for the "surgeon" at the beginning of Chapter Ten?

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