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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. On what does Kinuthia intimate the Gikuyu will have to pay taxes?

2. Who wishes s/he had been told of Muthoni's illness earlier?

3. With whom does Nyambura long to discuss Muthoni's death?

4. With whom is Waiyaki talking when Nyambura passes them?

5. What is Nyambura's reason for not going to church in Chapter Seventeen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the history of Marioshoni?

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

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

4. What is the overall reaction to Muthoni's death among the people of the ridges?

5. What is Waiyaki's reaction to Nyambura's not coming to visit?

6. Describe the new school.

7. Why does Waiyaki become angry with the rain?

8. Why does Waiyaki not feel warm toward Kamau?

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

10. What news does Waiyaki hear from the Siriana Mission near the end of Chapter Twelve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How is the concept of family, and its importance, portrayed in "The River between"? Please be specific.

Essay Topic 3

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

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