2. Why was Hereward embarrassed around the Kikuyu men?
(a) They were underdressed.
(b) They smelled.
(c) They were completely naked.
(d) They were drunk.

3. What special item did Lettice Palmer provide for her two dogs?
(a) Silver food bowls.
(b) Separate dog runs.
(c) Separate kennels.
(d) Cushions.

4. What natural phenomenon did Tilly and Ian comment on at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) The sunset.
(b) An approaching storm.
(c) The sunrise.
(d) A river.

5. What had the python eaten?
(a) A goat.
(b) A baby.
(c) A hyena.
(d) A dikdik.

6. What did the first trap catch?
(a) A hyena.
(b) A leopard.
(c) A python.
(d) A goat.

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

8. Why did the priests refuse to help Njombo?
(a) He had been married to several women.
(b) He was not baptized.
(c) He was not white.
(d) He was not Italian.

9. What was the name of the bay horse?
(a) Beezlebub.
(b) Satan.
(c) Lucifer.
(d) Devil.

10. How many spare rooms did the Palmer's stone bungalow have?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

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

12. What did Lettice say Hugh suffered from while she was away?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Appendicitis.
(d) Scarlet fever.

13. How many goats did Tilly say the District Commissioner would fine Kupanya if the curse were not lifted?
(a) 50.
(b) 150.
(c) 80.
(d) 100.

14. 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.

15. How many wives did Sammy already have when he announced he was taking another?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.