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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Chapter 12," what happens when Gikonyo goes home?
(a) Mumbi apologizes.
(b) The hut is on fire.
(c) Mumbi has left.
(d) The police are there.

2. What made Karanja confess his love to Mumbi when they were teenagers?
(a) Someone told him to.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Fear.

3. What makes Gikonyo confess to taking the oath while in the concentration camp?
(a) He doesn't confess to the oath.
(b) Seeing Mumbi's face in his mind.
(c) Being tortured.
(d) Wanting to clear his name.

4. How did the agricultural officer die?
(a) He was ill.
(b) He was murdered.
(c) He died of old age.
(d) He was killed by a train.

5. Why does Warui go with Gikonyo to see Mugo in "Chapter 12"?
(a) To ask about his speech.
(b) To discuss the concentration camp.
(c) To eat dinner with him.
(d) To ask for money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Kihika's biggest concern was as a teenager?

2. How does Karanja react to the dog in "Chapter 4"?

3. How long is Gikonyo in the concentration camp in "Chapter 7"?

4. In "Chapter 12," what does Mugo remember about the trench?

5. What does Gatu do in the concentration camps to help out his fellow prisoners?

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