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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the leopard caught in the trap?
(a) It escaped without injury.
(b) It was trapped but still alive.
(c) It was killed instantly.
(d) It was injured, but escaped.

2. What did mission-boys wear as a mark of their status?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Khaki shorts.
(c) Hats.
(d) Robes.

3. What did Robin pretend to threaten to get Sammy to lift the curse?
(a) His cattle.
(b) His surviving children.
(c) His surviving wives.
(d) His hut.

4. What creatures emerged after the rains?
(a) Leopards.
(b) Pythons.
(c) Hyenas.
(d) Siafu.

5. What did Ian say the native beer tasted like?
(a) European beer.
(b) Sour yeast.
(c) Piss-water.
(d) Vinegar.

6. How did Elspeth protect Twinkle?
(a) By building a fence.
(b) With a charm.
(c) By refusing to let Twinkle wander.
(d) By praying.

7. What were Hereward and the Kikuyu hunting in Chapter 11?
(a) Whydah-birds.
(b) Guinea-fowl.
(c) Leopards.
(d) Hyenas.

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

9. What did Kamau want the bwana to bring him from Nairobi?
(a) A watch.
(b) A piano.
(c) A book.
(d) A blanket.

10. What did the settlers hunt in Chapter 12?
(a) Guinea-fowl.
(b) Leopards.
(c) Goats.
(d) Duikers.

11. What did the leopard do to the Palmers?
(a) Ate several of their goats.
(b) Destroyed part of the house.
(c) Ate one of their dogs.
(d) Knocked down fencing.

12. Why did Njombo say it would be bad luck to shoot a python?
(a) The rains would never end.
(b) Hyenas would get the village's goats.
(c) There would be no rain.
(d) The crops would fail.

13. What article of clothing did Mrs. Nimmo give to Elspeth?
(a) A dress.
(b) A hat.
(c) A blouse.
(d) A new pair of shoes.

14. What did Lettice do during thunderstorms?
(a) Hid in a cupboard or under bedclothes.
(b) Went outside because she enjoyed them.
(c) Prayed.
(d) Retreated to the cellar.

15. What was the only common element in the different styles of traps built for leopards?
(a) The use of poison.
(b) The use of strips of meat as bait.
(c) The digging of a pit.
(d) The use of goats as bait.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the priests at the Italian mission plant?

2. Who did the District Commissioner appoint as village "chief"?

3. What color was Ian's Somali shawl?

4. Who was blamed for the accident?

5. What was the subject of the book given to Elspeth by Robin?

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