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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Section 2, where is Gicaandi taken after hearing a voice?

2. At the end of Chapter 3, Part 2, what is the matatu compared to?

3. In Chapter 3, Part 2, how much does Muturi say that contracts were worth that his employer received?

4. What is Gatuiria's job at the university?

5. In Chapter 4, Part 1, what position does a land owner give a servant who makes a prophet of 50,000 shillings?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Section 2, what happens to Gicaandi after he fasts, and how does that convince him to tell his story?

2. What is Gatuiria told when he hesitates to ask a question Chapter 3, Part 2?

3. How does Gitutu make his first money?

4. In Chapter 5, why did Wariinga quit going to school?

5. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does an old man from Bahati village in Nakuru tell Gatuiria about stories?

6. What is Mwaura's vehicle like in Chapter 3, Section 1?

7. In Chapter 4, Part 2, how is Gitutu wa Gataanguru described?

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

9. In Chapter 2, Section 1, how does Wariinga view herself?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wangarii and other women fight against gender inequality. How does gender inequality determine the jobs that women are allowed to have? How is gender inequality a form of sexual abuse? How does gender inequality affect Wangarii and other women in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is told from a first person point of view from a nameless narrator. How does it influence what readers know about events and characters? How does the point of view of the novel affect the story?

Essay Topic 3

Several characters ride in a matatu to Ilmorog. Who are the passengers in the matatu? In what way are the passengers archetypes and representative of people in Kenyan society?

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