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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, how did Harry Thuku try to help the Movement?
(a) By making flyers.
(b) By organizing marches.
(c) By writing letters.
(d) By shooting his gun.

2. Why does Gikonyo's mother visit his workshop?
(a) To each lunch.
(b) To ask for money.
(c) To make sure Gikonyo is working.
(d) To collect firewood.

3. What does Githua brag about to Mugo in "Chapter 8"?
(a) His role in the Emergency.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) His former wealth.
(d) His education.

4. What does Gikonyo do to avoid Mumbi and her child in "Chapter 8"?
(a) He visits Mugo daily.
(b) He starts getting involved in the Movement.
(c) He works all day.
(d) He sends Mumbi to the market.

5. What does Mugo do in "Chapter 8" when Gikonyo tells him about Mumbi?
(a) He begins to cry.
(b) He laughs at the story.
(c) He says nothing.
(d) He tells Gikonyo to leave her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mugo do when Githua talks to him in "Chapter 8"?

2. How does Githua say he lost his leg?

3. In "Chapter 5," what does Mr. Thompson compare Africans to in his notes?

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

5. In "Chapter 5," what does Mr. Thompson want to tell his wife but doesn't?

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