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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Waiyaki see watching him with Muthoni?

2. For what sin of his wife's does Joshua beg God's forgiveness?

3. Where does the relative Muthoni thinks will help her live?

4. What do the majority of the houses in the village look like?

5. Where does Waiyaki speak to Muthoni?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the second birth ceremony?

2. How does Waiyaki feel about the initiation celebrations?

3. Describe the festivities of initiation eve.

4. What shocking information does Chege tell Waiyaki?

5. How does Joshua feel about the rite of circumcision?

6. Describe the village where Joshua's family lives.

7. What rumors about the white people are circulating?

8. Why does Nyambura leave the village at the end of Chapter Eight?

9. What are Sundays typically like for Joshua?

10. What does Chege tell Waiyaki he will have to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the concepts that is made much of throughout "The River Between" is purity. Discuss the meaning of purity and what it means to different characters.

Essay Topic 2

What role does education have in "The River Between"? Are there different kinds of education? Please be specific.

Essay Topic 3

Much is said in "The River Between" about what a religion needs to be and should be. Explain what Ngugi's idea of how a religion can work for and with the culture it is part of. Please be specific.

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