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

2. What does Chege tell Waiyaki the bark of a certain tree is good for?

3. How many daughters were born to the father and mother of the tribe?

4. What does Joshua's house look like?

5. On what night are the social codes relaxed between men and women?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the second birth ceremony?

4. How does Waiyaki feel about the initiation celebrations?

5. What is Joshua's first response when he discovers Muthoni is missing?

6. Why are the two boys fighting in Chapter Two?

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

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

9. How does Nyambura feel about the river?

10. Why is Nyambura so upset by Muthoni's confession by the river?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of Kibonyi in "The River Between"?

Essay Topic 2

Choose at least two characters and discuss the ways in which parental expectations play a role in developing that character; these can be positive or negative expectations and can have positive or negative ramifications.

Essay Topic 3

Choose at least two of the main conflicts of "The River Between" and discuss their development through the novel. Which characters are involved? How are they resolved? What commentary is Ngugi making through them?

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