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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gikonyo run home in "Chapter 3"?
(a) It is a dangerous path.
(b) He hears people behind him.
(c) It is raining.
(d) He is late getting home.

2. What were Gikonyo's finances like before he got married?
(a) He was poor.
(b) He was rich.
(c) He was poor, but his parents had money.
(d) He was middle class.

3. When do the Kenyans say the Movement started?
(a) The 1700s.
(b) 1923.
(c) No one knows for sure.
(d) After World War I.

4. How does Mugo feels when he wakes up in "Chapter 1"?
(a) Happy.
(b) Concerned.
(c) Excited.
(d) Angry.

5. What is uhuru?
(a) Independence.
(b) Government.
(c) The right to vote.
(d) Traditions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mugo live with after he was orphaned?

2. What was one of the causes for the Movement to begin?

3. In "Chapter 2," what does the narrator say white men spread around Kenya?

4. In "Chapter 2," why does Mugo go to a Movement meeting?

5. How does Mugo feel after General R. visits him in "Chapter 3"?

(see the answer key)

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