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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. Who says he could kill Waiyaki?

2. What is the most striking thing about Waiyaki?

3. What shape does Waiyaki see in his mind?

4. Which of these is not an argument made against Waiyaki's plans?

5. Which of these is not something Waiyaki says at the meeting is needed for the schools?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the new school.

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the scene Waiyaki walks into in Chapter Fifteen.

7. Why does Waiyaki become angry with the rain?

8. How does Waiyaki wait for the "surgeon" at the beginning of Chapter Ten?

9. What is the history of Marioshoni?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

One of the concepts that is made much of throughout "The River Between" is purity. Discuss the meaning of purity and what it means to different characters.

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