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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters One through Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the great warrior who killed a lion by himself as a young man?
(a) Murungu.
(b) Mugo wa Kibiro.
(c) Kamiri.
(d) Wachiori.

2. In the old saying quoted near the end of Chapter One, what is not for strangers?
(a) Sharing the tribe's disagreements.
(b) The coming-of-age ceremonies.
(c) The oilskin of the house.
(d) Fruit from the sacred grove.

3. Who was the great witch whose magic won him great fame?
(a) Kamiri.
(b) Murungu.
(c) Mugo wa Kibiro.
(d) Wachiori.

4. At the end of Chapter Two, what event does Chege remind Waiyaki will take place the following day?
(a) His second birth ceremony.
(b) His sister's wedding.
(c) The naming ceremony for his sister's first son.
(d) A celebration of the harvest.

5. What animal was slaughtered for the ceremony?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A goat.
(c) A pig.
(d) A cow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the ancient seer from Kameno?

2. What does Waiyaki think his father is blessing as they walk during Chapter Four?

3. What weapon do the two boys use to fight one another?

4. What does "tene na tene" mean?

5. What do the white men see in Waiyaki?

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