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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fifteen through Eighteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom is Waiyaki talking when Nyambura passes them?
(a) Kamau.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Kinuthia.
(d) Kabonyi.

2. What is the meaning of "tiitheru"?
(a) "Blessing."
(b) "The scared place."
(c) "Becoming a man."
(d) "Of a truth."

3. What is Waiyaki watching at the beginning of Chapter Thirteen?
(a) An animal sacrifice.
(b) Children playing.
(c) A ceremonial dance.
(d) The rain.

4. About whom is Waiyaki warned near the end of Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Kinuthia.
(b) Kabonyi.
(c) Kamau.
(d) Joshua.

5. What does Waiyaki wish he could hold close to him?
(a) The memory of his father.
(b) The moon.
(c) His sister's spirit.
(d) The river.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a "kihii"?

3. Who besides Waiyaki knows the details of the old prophecy?

4. Who can tell that Nyambura is excited and dreamy?

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

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