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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had once killed a lion at the meeting place of the two rivers?
(a) Vladimir Lenin.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Winston Churchill.

2. Why was Alec Wilson in Africa?
(a) His doctor told him to seek a dry and sunny climate.
(b) He was seeking his fortune.
(c) He was seeking adventure.
(d) He was escaping his family life.

3. What faith did Juma claim to be?
(a) Christian.
(b) Animist.
(c) Shaman.
(d) Muslim.

4. What was Randall Smith's nationality?
(a) Welsh.
(b) Irish.
(c) English.
(d) Scottish.

5. What animals did Robin have a hard time handling?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Oxen.
(c) Buffaloes.
(d) Chickens.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the Kikuyu do if someone died inside a hut?

3. How long did Sammy stay at Fort Hall?

4. How long was the journey from Nairobi to Thika?

5. What country did Mrs. Palmer like the best?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of person did Ian Crawford appear to be?

2. Why were the natives so eager to bring their children to Tilly?

3. How did the differences between Mrs. Nimmo and Tilly come through in their first meeting?

4. How did Huxley describe the Kikuyu attitude toward theft?

5. How did Mrs. Palmer react to the condition of the man who was attacked and murdered on her property?

6. How did Elsepth Huxley describe the smell of Africa?

7. Why did Mrs. Palmer tell Elspeth Huxley that she should get two of any animal she wished to keep as a pet?

8. How did Robin and Kupanya differ in their approach to negotiating the terms of a workers' contract?

9. Why were the natives so fascinated by the lamp, but did not care about the gramophone?

10. What did Lettice Palmer find most disturbing about Africa and what was she most concerned about for herself and fellow Europeans?

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