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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty-One through Thirty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color bead represented the men in the necklace given to Elspeth by Kupanya?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

2. According to Tilly, what was a main cause of the native children's bloated stomachs?
(a) Eating too much.
(b) Enlarged spleen from malaria.
(c) Malnutrition.
(d) Hookworms.

3. What did the author refer to as "that sovereign remedy for almost everything"?
(a) Ether.
(b) Turpentine.
(c) Cod-liver oil.
(d) Epsom salts.

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

5. What was the rumor about Lettice's marriage to an older man at 18?
(a) She had been pregnant.
(b) Her father gave her away to advance in business.
(c) The man had threatened her family.
(d) Her father lost her in a card game.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Tilly contact about getting another dog for the Palmers?

2. What sentimental possession of Mrs. Nimmo's was damaged during the party?

3. What did Hereward ask Robin for help in moving?

4. What did Juma falsely claim the Kikuyu ate?

5. What animals did the Huxley family take with them to Africa?

(see the answer key)

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