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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Karanja react to the dog in "Chapter 4"?
(a) He hits the dog with a stick.
(b) He grabs a rock to throw at it.
(c) He calls it over to him so he can pet it.
(d) He runs away from it.

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

3. What does the narrator say Kihika's biggest concern was as a teenager?
(a) Politics.
(b) Education.
(c) Girls.
(d) Money.

4. Why does Gikonyo slap Mumbi in "Chapter 12"?
(a) For admitting to a second affair.
(b) For calling him a coward.
(c) For refusing to cook for him.
(d) For threatening to leave the hut.

5. In "Chapter 12," what reason does Mugo give for not giving a speech?
(a) He has nothing to say.
(b) He disagrees with the Movement.
(c) He lost his voice.
(d) He doesn't feel well.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Dr. Henry Van Dyke described?

3. What makes Gikonyo confess to taking the oath while in the concentration camp?

4. What does Warui say is the disappointment of his life?

5. What does Karanja do at the library?

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