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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. In Chapter 1, Section 2, why does Gicaandi accept the challenge of telling the story in the book?
(a) The pleadings of a father.
(b) The pleadings of an angel.
(c) The pleadings of a mother.
(d) The voice of the people.

2. What is Gatuiria's job at the university?
(a) Adjunct professor.
(b) Professor.
(c) Student teacher.
(d) Junior researcher.

3. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what did an old man tell Gatuiria is the honey of a nation's soul?
(a) Art.
(b) Music.
(c) Culture.
(d) Literature.

4. In Chapter 4, Part 1, how many rules are there in the competition for thieves and robbers?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

5. What happens to Nding'uri in a story in Chapter 3, Part 2?
(a) Stabbed to death.
(b) Burned to death.
(c) Drowned.
(d) Suffocated.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Part 1, where does a servant hide 100,000 shillings?

2. In Chapter 4, Part 1, what color does Wariinga notice that the foreigners' skin is?

3. In Chapter 1, Part 2, what does Gicaandi think he sees when he is fasting?

4. In Chapter 3, Section 5, on the road leading to Kijabe Mission, who built the church Mwaura and his passengers drive past?

5. In Chapter 3, Section 4, how long does Wangari say that she spent in jail before she had a hearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Section 1, what do people say when Gicaandi wants to tell the story?

2. In Chapter 4, Part 1, why are representatives from the Organization for Modern Theft and Robbery in Ilmorog?

3. In Chapter 5, what do Wariinga and Gatuiria do at the New Ilmorog Butchery?

4. How does Gitutu make his first money?

5. In Chapter 4, Part 1, why is Ndaaya wa Kahuria banned from the competition?

6. In Chapter 3, Section 4, what happens when Wangari says she does not have money to pay her fare?

7. In Chapter 1, Section 1, who does Gicaandi say is happy?

8. In Chapter 2, Section 2, what does Wariinga say about a girl and a pregnancy in a story she tells?

9. At the end of Chapter 4, Part 2, what does Muturi think about Wangari?

10. In Chapter 5, what does Wariinga tell Gatuiria about Ilmorog?

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