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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fifteen through Eighteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do young people visit the river before the rite of circumcision?
(a) To drink from the river.
(b) To wet rags for use during the ceremony.
(c) To numb their skin.
(d) To wash themselves.

2. What famous quote of Jesus' does Joshua use in his sermon?
(a) "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God."
(b) "Ask and it will be given unto you; seek and ye shall find."
(c) "If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also."
(d) "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

3. How long has Reverend Livingstone been at Siriana?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Twenty-five years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Twenty-two years.

4. What is a Kiama?
(a) A council to preserve the tribal customs.
(b) A traditional secondary school.
(c) A traditional pilgrimage to the seat of Murungu.
(d) A graduation ceremony.

5. Who does Muthoni most wish to see while she is ill?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Miriamu.
(c) Chege.
(d) Nyambura.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what Bible character does Joshua compare Muthoni?

2. Who does Nyambura quote as saying circumcision is sinful?

3. Where does Waiyaki think he will go to get more teachers?

4. Who does Muthoni say she sees as she is dying?

5. What do the Gikuyu people see as the white man's "magic"?

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