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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. Whom did Tilly contact about getting another dog for the Palmers?
(a) Ian Crawfurd.
(b) Roger Stilbeck.
(c) Kupanya.
(d) Robin.

2. How many princes had been blinded by the Abyssinian emperor?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

3. What would Elspeth receive if she passed the exam after the safari?
(a) A goat.
(b) A duiker.
(c) A saddle.
(d) Her own safari.

4. How much money did Tilly's sister send her?
(a) Twenty-five pounds.
(b) Ten pounds.
(c) Thirty pounds.
(d) Fifty pounds.

5. What was Robin told would make a good gift for the new couple?
(a) A bullock.
(b) A goat.
(c) A duiker.
(d) A horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the python go to put on his bright clothes?

2. What did mission-boys wear as a mark of their status?

3. Why had Twinkle left the farm?

4. Where was Twinkle found?

5. What was Sammy's new wife's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the other Europeans and the Kikuyu feel about the Italian priests at the mission?

2. Why did the District Commissioner find it difficult to keep locals out of the prison?

3. Why did the Kikuyu distrust hyenas?

4. Why were Tilly and Lettice suspicious of Mr. Roos' behavior toward Elspeth?

5. How did Ian describe Ahmed's people (Somalis), whom he had lived among before coming to Africa?

6. What did Tilly think was the ultimate reason for the Europeans to be in Africa?

7. How did the Kikuyu and Masai differ in their approaches to hunting?

8. How did the adults try to comfort Elspeth when she could not go on the safari, and did it work?

9. How did Ian justify the brutality of the Abyssinian leaders he encountered before coming to Africa?

10. How did the Palmer's house differ from the Huxley's residence?

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