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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term from the novel refers to a man's habitation, such as the one belonging to Njoroge's father?
(a) Kihii.
(b) Kipanga.
(c) Thingira.
(d) Nganga.

2. Who is said to have changed because of the war in Chapter 4?
(a) Jomo.
(b) Boro.
(c) Kori.
(d) Ngotho.

3. Who is Suzannah's first child?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Jason.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Peter.

4. What does the narrator say the Indians called Gandhi in Chapter 1?
(a) Nandi.
(b) Bomet.
(c) Narok.
(d) Babu.

5. Who arranged the meeting in the market place that Njoroge recalls in the "Interlude"?
(a) Mucatha.
(b) The Mau Mau.
(c) Ngotho.
(d) K.A.U.

6. What city can be seen in the distance from the hill at Njoroge's home?
(a) Mombasa.
(b) Nakuru.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Kisumu.

7. To whom does Njoroge associate the Gikuyu people in Chapter 5?
(a) The soldiers of war.
(b) The slaves in America.
(c) The children of Israel.
(d) The Jews in Germany.

8. What grade are Njoroge and Mwihaki in when the begin to learn English in Chapter 5?
(a) Standard VI.
(b) Standard III.
(c) Standard IV.
(d) Standard V.

9. Boro tells his brother Kori that he was one of how many who escaped in Chapter 8?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Nine.

10. What does Mwihaki like to do with flowers, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) Pick them and throw them at Njoroge.
(b) Pick them for her mother.
(c) Pick them for her sister.
(d) Weave them into necklaces and hair adornments.

11. Where is Mr. Howlands from?
(a) Australia.
(b) France.
(c) The United States.
(d) England.

12. Who is Ngotho's second wife?
(a) Njeri.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Nganga.
(d) Nyokabi.

13. What is Njoroge listening for when he falls asleep in the end of Chapter 6?
(a) The wolf howling.
(b) The voice of God.
(c) The voice of his sister.
(d) His mother crying.

14. Who says "Education is the light of Kenya," according to Kamau in Chapter 4 (38)?
(a) Memsahib.
(b) Jomo.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Nganga.

15. The narrator states in Chapter 9, "To [Ngotho] Jomo stood for custom and tradition purified by grace of learning and" what (74)?
(a) "Wisdom."
(b) "Purity."
(c) "Much travel."
(d) "Reading books."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ngotho's first wife?

2. Who sits next to Ngotho at the meeting on the first day of the strike?

3. With whom does Njoroge associate Adam from the Bible?

4. Who does Njoroge come home to find crying and in dispute with Ngotho in Chapter 6?

5. What have Kamau's wages been raised to in Chapter 7?

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