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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. Whom is Waiyaki shocked to see at the initiation preparations?

2. How did Waiyaki feel the morning of the ceremony in Chapter Three?

3. What livestock are the boys in charge of?

4. What does Joshua blame for the ills of the land?

5. Which of these is not a god worshiped by the Kikuyu?

Short Essay Questions

1. What stops the boys' fight in Chapter Two?

2. What are Sundays typically like for Joshua?

3. Describe the sacred place.

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

5. How does Waiyaki feel toward Muthoni?

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

7. What is Muthoni's argument to Nyambura about her desire to be circumcised?

8. How does Waiyaki feel about the initiation celebrations?

9. How does Waiyaki feel on the morning of his second birth ceremony?

10. What is the significance of Kerinyaga?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the importance of compromise addressed in "The River Between"? Please use at least three examples.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that Honia river plays in Ngugi's novel. How is it described, in what scenes does it appear?

Essay Topic 3

How important is Waiyaki's "yearning for something more" in the development of his character? Explain.

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