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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Six through Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom are sacrifices made before the initiation season?
(a) The ancient ancestors.
(b) Kikuyu and Mumbi.
(c) Demi na Mathathi.
(d) Murungu.

2. Who reveals Muthoni's secret?
(a) Kabonyi.
(b) Miriamu.
(c) Nyambura.
(d) Joshua.

3. What is the name of the mountain Waiyaki and Chege can see in the distance at the end of Chapter Four?
(a) Kilimanjaro.
(b) Kerinyaga.
(c) Kulal.
(d) Karenga.

4. What gave Waiyaki a scar above his left eye?
(a) A wild boar.
(b) A wild goat.
(c) A lion.
(d) A hyena.

5. What is the thingira?
(a) The medicine man.
(b) The man's hut.
(c) The women's hut.
(d) The community well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Waiyaki's mother take him at the end of Chapter Three?

2. Whom is Waiyaki shocked to see at the initiation preparations?

3. What kind of tree grows near the edge of the sacred hill?

4. What is the name of the Creator who made the first people of the tribe?

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

(see the answer key)

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