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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 knows Waiyaki was in Joshua's church?

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

3. Who is Nyambura going to see?

4. What does Waiyaki notice that Joshua knows well?

5. What starts off the meeting of the parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Waiyaki feel badly for Njeri?

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

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

4. How does Waiyaki feel about his mother?

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

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

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

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

9. Before meeting him at Mukuyu, what is Nyambura's opinion of Waiyaki?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Chege and Joshua. Use at least three specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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