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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. What did the ancient seer call white men?
(a) "People from the other world."
(b) "People with clothes like flowers."
(c) "People with milk-skin."
(d) "People with clothes like butterflies."

2. Whom is Waiyaki shocked to see at the initiation preparations?
(a) Nyambura.
(b) Kinuthia.
(c) Muthoni.
(d) Kamau.

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

4. What weapon do the two boys use to fight one another?
(a) Only their fists.
(b) Knives.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Rocks.

5. For how long has Nyambura noticed a moodiness about Muthoni in Chapter Six?
(a) Two months.
(b) Three days.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal was slaughtered for the ceremony?

2. What gave Waiyaki a scar above his left eye?

3. How many sons does Chege have?

4. Which of these is not used as an instrument during the initiation dances?

5. What livestock are the boys in charge of?

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