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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 is the name of the Creator who made the first people of the tribe?
(a) Muranga.
(b) Koina.
(c) Murungu.
(d) Nyama.
2. What do the majority of the houses in the village look like?
(a) Rectangular buildings with tin roofs.
(b) Mud-brick, square structures.
(c) Round, thatched huts.
(d) Log cabins.
3. What weapon do the two boys use to fight one another?
(a) Only their fists.
(b) Knives.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Sticks.
4. What is the meaning of "tiitheru"?
(a) "Of a truth."
(b) "Becoming a man."
(c) "Blessing."
(d) "The scared place."
5. What is rumored to be coming to Makuyu?
(a) The white man's military.
(b) A new Christian mission.
(c) The railroad.
(d) A government post.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of these is not used as an instrument during the initiation dances?
2. How many sons does Chege have?
3. What of Muthoni's seems to hold Waiyaki still in the dance circle?
4. What kind of animal does Waiyaki sit next to in the thingira at the beginning of Chapter Four?
5. Who was the ancient seer from Kameno?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Joshua's first response when he discovers Muthoni is missing?
2. How does Waiyaki feel about the initiation celebrations?
3. What rumors about the white people are circulating?
4. How does Nyambura feel about the river?
5. Why is Nyambura so upset by Muthoni's confession by the river?
6. How does Waiyaki feel toward Muthoni?
7. What is the significance of Kerinyaga?
8. What are Sundays typically like for Joshua?
9. What is Muthoni's argument to Nyambura about her desire to be circumcised?
10. Describe the sacred place.
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