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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "tene na tene" mean?
(a) "World without end."
(b) "Under the tree."
(c) "Across the river."
(d) "Fight the fear."

2. Who is sent to bring Muthoni back?
(a) Kabonyi.
(b) Nyambura.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Miriamu.

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

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

5. What do many Gikuyu people see as a sign of a good teacher?
(a) Hearing the teacher yell at the students.
(b) The arrival of real books in the village.
(c) The beating of students.
(d) Long school days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Chege send his son?

2. What is the most striking thing about Waiyaki?

3. What is the meaning of "tiitheru"?

4. What does Waiyaki call Muthoni?

5. Who sometimes helps Joshua with the Sunday service?

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