The River Between First Half Quiz

The villages of Kameno and Mukuyu are set in which country?

• Kenya

• Uganda

• Tanzania

• Zimbabwe

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The novel's protagonist is...

• Chege

• Waiyaki

• Muthoni

• Joshua

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who is the father of Waiyaki?

• Joshua

• Kabonyi

• Chege

• Kinuthia

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Early in the novel, Waiyaki is seen breaking up a fight between who?

• His mother and father

• Joshua and Kabonyi

• Kinuthia and Kamau

• Muthoni and Nyambura

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which culture group is represented by the characters in the novel?

• Gikuyu

• Maasai

• Swahili

• British

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which two characters from Mukuyu converted to Christianity?

• Waiyaki and Chege
• Waiyaki and Joshua
• Kabonyi and Muthoni
• Joshua and Kabonyi

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of Joshua's daughters wants to go against her father?

• Nyambura
• Muthoni
• Both of them
• Neither of them

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which village represents tradition, customs, and tribal identity?

• Mukuya

• Kameno

• Siriana

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which village represents colonialism, European influence, and Christianity?

• Mukuyu

• Kameno

• Siriana

• None of the above

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What did Chege warn the people of the ridges about in the past?

• Sin
• Famine
• Intertribal Unity
• The White Man

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5