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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. What happens when Joshua finishes his sermon?

2. Whom does Nyambura suspect Waiyaki of planning to visit?

3. Who was the one person Waiyaki felt he'd been able to be emotionally close to?

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

5. Where are the circumcisions performed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Waiyaki plan to speak about at the meeting of the parents?

3. What is the subject of the songs sung by the children?

4. What images come to Waiyaki while he is trying to sleep?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Muthoni think no one from her family comes to see her?

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

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 idea that knowledge is power and how Ngugi addresses it in his novel.

Essay Topic 3

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

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