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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gitoko's mother's hut remind Mugo of?
(a) Sleeping with goats.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Raising dogs.
(d) A fire that damaged the town.

2. What group did Lieutenant Koina used to belong to?
(a) Rebel reasons.
(b) United men.
(c) Freedom fighters.
(d) British generals.

3. What does porridge remind Mugo of?
(a) Being sick.
(b) The detention center.
(c) His mother.
(d) Boarding school.

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

5. In "Chapter 1", why does Mugo feel a connection with Gitoko's mother?
(a) Because he lost a brother in the war.
(b) Because she looks like his mother.
(c) Because she seems to recognize him.
(d) Because she cooks for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the Kenyans say the Movement started?

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

3. What does Mrs. Thompson do when Karanja arrives with the message in "Chapter 4"?

4. What does Karanja do at the library?

5. What happens to Kihika after he burns the police barracks?

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