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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. Who visits Waiyaki's hut in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Nyambura.
(b) His mother.
(c) Kinuthia.
(d) Kamau.

2. What is Waiyaki called by the people?
(a) "The Leader."
(b) "The Prophet."
(c) "The Chosen One."
(d) "The Teacher."

3. Who can tell that Nyambura is excited and dreamy?
(a) Miriamu.
(b) Waiyaki.
(c) Kamau.
(d) Joshua.

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

5. How does Muthoni get to Siriana?
(a) She is carried on a stretcher.
(b) She rides a donkey.
(c) She walks.
(d) She is pushed on a cart.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Kinuthia intimate the Gikuyu will have to pay taxes?

2. What is the season of long rains called?

3. What is the name of the new school?

4. What kind of disease does Chege have?

5. Which of these is not a skill taught to the children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Waiyaki not feel warm toward Kamau?

2. What is the overall reaction to Muthoni's death among the people of the ridges?

3. What changes Reverend Livingstone's mind about how to deal with the traditional tribal customs?

4. What is Waiyaki's relationship with Kabonyi like?

5. What is Waiyaki's reaction to Nyambura's not coming to visit?

6. Describe the scene Waiyaki walks into in Chapter Fifteen.

7. What does Waiyaki plan to speak about at the meeting of the parents?

8. Before meeting him at Mukuyu, what is Nyambura's opinion of Waiyaki?

9. Describe the new school.

10. What is it that people most admire in Joshua?

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