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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made the agricultural officer dream for a Forest Station?
(a) Learning about them in school.
(b) Seeing one in another forest.
(c) He came up with the idea all on his own.
(d) Reading about one in a book.

2. In "Chapter 10," how is General R.'s time as a freedom fighter described?
(a) Short.
(b) Angry.
(c) Troublesome.
(d) Fierce.

3. What do the Thompsons do after their going away party?
(a) They drive around.
(b) They fall asleep.
(c) They eat a meal.
(d) They get into an argument.

4. How long is Gikonyo in the concentration camp in "Chapter 7"?
(a) Four years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

5. Who tells Gikonyo that Mumbi had a child with Karanja?
(a) Karanja.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) His mother.
(d) Mumbi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gikonyo impress Mumbi before they are married?

2. In "Chapter 5," what does Mr. Thompson compare Africans to in his notes?

3. How does Githua say he lost his leg?

4. Why does Dr. Henry Van Dyke threaten to kill himself?

5. What does Mugo do in "Chapter 8" when Gikonyo tells him about Mumbi?

(see the answer key)

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