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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Waiyaki think his father is blessing as they walk during Chapter Four?
(a) The river.
(b) The earth.
(c) His son.
(d) Their meal.
2. Who was the great witch whose magic won him great fame?
(a) Mugo wa Kibiro.
(b) Wachiori.
(c) Kamiri.
(d) Murungu.
3. What does Muthoni want to do in Chapter Six?
(a) Join the church.
(b) See the world outside of Kikuyu.
(c) Marry a white man.
(d) Be circumcised.
4. What reaction did Waiyaki have that was unusual?
(a) He fell asleep.
(b) He cried.
(c) He laughed.
(d) He passed out.
5. Which of these behaviors is not one condemned by Joshua?
(a) Singing songs of praise.
(b) Drinking alcohol.
(c) Circumcision.
(d) Traditional dances.
6. How many sons does Chege have?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) None.
7. At the end of Chapter Two, what event does Chege remind Waiyaki will take place the following day?
(a) The naming ceremony for his sister's first son.
(b) A celebration of the harvest.
(c) His second birth ceremony.
(d) His sister's wedding.
8. What does Nyambura see as a bad omen?
(a) Clouds covering the sun.
(b) An insect landing on Muthoni's hand.
(c) Muthoni's water barrel rolling down the hill.
(d) An antelope crossing their path.
9. Where has Muthoni gone?
(a) To her grandmother's.
(b) To Siriana.
(c) To Nairobi.
(d) To her aunt's.
10. What rumor circulates about Joshua?
(a) He is very ill.
(b) He still makes sacrifices to Murungu.
(c) He killed a white man.
(d) He drinks in secret.
11. To what relative does Nyambura suggest Muthoni go to for help?
(a) Their grandfather.
(b) Their mother.
(c) An uncle.
(d) An aunt.
12. Who sometimes helps Joshua with the Sunday service?
(a) Muthoni.
(b) Nyambura.
(c) Kabonyi.
(d) Miriamu.
13. What animal was slaughtered for the ceremony?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A goat.
(c) A pig.
(d) A cow.
14. What livestock are the boys in charge of?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Horses.
(c) Goats.
(d) Cattle.
15. For what sin of his wife's does Joshua beg God's forgiveness?
(a) Her circumcision.
(b) Her lack of authority with the people of Makuyu.
(c) Her failure to give birth to a son.
(d) Her disobedience.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the relative Muthoni thinks will help her live?
2. From whom does Chege tell Waiyaki that he is descended?
3. What is the name of the mountain Waiyaki and Chege can see in the distance at the end of Chapter Four?
4. What does Joshua blame for the ills of the land?
5. What is the meaning of the river's name?
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