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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. How many cattle did Sammy own?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twelve.

2. What did Njombo give to Robin as he left on the train?
(a) A stuffed lizard.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A protective charm.
(d) A leopard pelt.

3. What did Tilly diagnose Rohio with?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Bronchitis.

4. Where had Ian allegedly killed a bear by stabbing it?
(a) Yellowstone.
(b) The Rocky Mountains.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Minnesota.

5. From what nation did the ship the Huxley's took out of Africa come from?
(a) Italy.
(b) England.
(c) Greece.
(d) Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Edward Rivett's previous boss raised?

2. What did the author refer to as "that sovereign remedy for almost everything"?

3. How long had Alec Wilson been in Africa at the beginning of Chapter 21?

4. About how many miles a day could the oxen handle?

5. What color bead represented the men in the necklace given to Elspeth by Kupanya?

(see the answer key)

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