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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 is Nyambura going to see?

2. What is the season of long rains called?

3. What does Reverend Livingstone usually wear on his head?

4. What starts off the meeting of the parents?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the new school.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Nyambura feel about Waiyaki at the end of Chapter 17?

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

10. How does Waiyaki feel about his mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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