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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. Where does Chege send his son?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Siriana Mission Centre.
(d) Johannesburg.

2. Who were Gikuyu and Mumbi?
(a) The first people to settle on the Kameno ridge.
(b) Waiyaki's grandparents.
(c) Great warriors of the tribe.
(d) The first people of the tribe.

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

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

5. Who sometimes helps Joshua with the Sunday service?
(a) Muthoni.
(b) Nyambura.
(c) Kabonyi.
(d) Miriamu.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Waiyaki feel the morning of the ceremony in Chapter Three?

2. What animal makes Waiyaki want to touch their bodies?

3. What livestock are the boys in charge of?

4. At the end of Chapter Two, what event does Chege remind Waiyaki will take place the following day?

5. What is the name of the mountain Waiyaki and Chege can see in the distance at the end of Chapter Four?

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