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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Sixteen through Twenty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what had Elspeth cut her hand?
(a) A window.
(b) A broken bottle.
(c) A sharp rock.
(d) A blade of sharp grass.

2. How much money did Tilly's sister send her?
(a) Twenty-five pounds.
(b) Fifty pounds.
(c) Thirty pounds.
(d) Ten pounds.

3. What song did all of the settlers join in singing at the Palmers?
(a) London Bridge.
(b) Alouette.
(c) God Save the Queen.
(d) Ring Around the Roses.

4. What finally convinced Kupanya to "lift the curse"?
(a) He was afraid of the European settlers.
(b) The thunderstorm convinced him God was upset.
(c) He thought his leadership position would be taken away.
(d) He was afraid of the District Commissioner.

5. What did Elspeth call her pony?
(a) Moyale.
(b) Galahad.
(c) Charlemagne.
(d) Lancelot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Elspeth awakened by after going to bed during the party?

2. How was Wilson trying to learn the skills of farming?

3. What natural phenomenon did Mrs. Palmer see in her travels to Scandinavia?

4. How many princes had been blinded by the Abyssinian emperor?

5. What natural phenomenon did Tilly and Ian comment on at the end of Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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