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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. What was the biggest concern about moving the object in the previous question?
(a) Crossing the river.
(b) The weight was too much for the cart.
(c) Going around a lake.
(d) Being attacked by bandits.

2. What animal did Elspeth worry would attack her pony, Twinkle?
(a) A duiker.
(b) A leopard.
(c) A python.
(d) A hyena.

3. What was special about the animal killed by the hunters in Chapter 12?
(a) It was pregnant.
(b) It was very old.
(c) It was very young.
(d) It was lame.

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

5. What did Mr. Roos offer to show Elspeth?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) A whydah-bird.
(c) A python.
(d) A boomklop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the villagers do after Sammy's new wife died?

2. Who was injured in the blasting cap accident?

3. What would Elspeth receive if she passed the exam after the safari?

4. What does the word "kali" mean?

5. What color was Ian's Somali shawl?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did the Kikuyu distrust hyenas?

3. How did Lettice Palmer view Hereward's desperate attempts to impose discipline on his workers?

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

5. How did Elspeth view the planned hunt versus the actual hunt?

6. What did the Kikuyu do to preserve memories of the dead?

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

8. How did Elspeth use the imagery of the kitchen beaters to convey the sense that Europeans and Africans were living in parallel worlds?

9. How did the Europeans view the difference between a bribe and a tip?

10. Why were the villagers so concerned about the python near the village?

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