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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chege tell Waiyaki the bark of a certain tree is good for?
(a) Headaches.
(b) A fresh wound.
(c) Rashes.
(d) Fever.

2. What do the white men see in Waiyaki?
(a) A brilliant future military leader.
(b) A troublesome boy.
(c) A possible leader of the Christian church.
(d) A way to make peace with the native people.

3. Who does Nyambura quote as saying circumcision is sinful?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Reverend Livingstone.
(c) The prophet Isaiah.
(d) Their father, Joshua.

4. What do the majority of the houses in the village look like?
(a) Mud-brick, square structures.
(b) Rectangular buildings with tin roofs.
(c) Log cabins.
(d) Round, thatched huts.

5. Which of these is not something Muthoni tells Waiyaki she wants?
(a) For her art to be seen around the world.
(b) Children to play around the hearth.
(c) A husband for her bed.
(d) To be a woman made beautiful in the tribe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal does Waiyaki sit next to in the thingira at the beginning of Chapter Four?

2. Who was the great warrior who killed a lion by himself as a young man?

3. What does Waiyaki call Muthoni?

4. What kind of tree grows near the edge of the sacred hill?

5. What animal was slaughtered for the ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Chege's explanation for why antelope run from men?

2. Why does Nyambura leave the village at the end of Chapter Eight?

3. What rumors about the white people are circulating?

4. Describe the festivities of initiation eve.

5. What is the significance of Kerinyaga?

6. What do Waiyaki and his father talk about on their walk to the sacred grove?

7. What is Joshua's first response when he discovers Muthoni is missing?

8. How does Waiyaki feel toward Muthoni?

9. What does Chege tell Waiyaki he will have to do?

10. What stops the boys' fight in Chapter Two?

(see the answer keys)

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