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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. How many wives does Chege have?

2. Who was the great witch whose magic won him great fame?

3. What of Muthoni's seems to hold Waiyaki still in the dance circle?

4. Where did Waiyaki's mother take him at the end of Chapter Three?

5. What is rumored to be coming to Makuyu?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the source of antagonism between the people of the two ridges?

3. What is the significance of Kerinyaga?

4. How does Waiyaki feel about the initiation celebrations?

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

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

7. How does Nyambura feel about the river?

8. What do Waiyaki and his father talk about on their walk to the sacred grove?

9. How does Waiyaki feel toward Muthoni?

10. Describe the sacred place.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the ways in which Ngugi uses the Bible in his novel.

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