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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 4," why does Karanja apologize to Mwaura?
(a) So Mwaura will help him get a better job.
(b) So he won't make an enemy.
(c) Because Mrs. Thompson asks him to.
(d) Because he was wrong.

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

3. What was one of the causes for the Movement to begin?
(a) A communist government take over.
(b) White men moving into Kenya.
(c) Wide spread illness.
(d) No one knows what started it.

4. What does the rebel Waiyaki call iron snakes?
(a) Religious take overs.
(b) White men.
(c) Guns.
(d) Trains.

5. What does Mrs. Thompson do when Karanja arrives with the message in "Chapter 4"?
(a) She has him do chores for her.
(b) She thanks him and leaves the room.
(c) She forces him to leave.
(d) She invites him in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the legend of Waiyaki say about his death?

2. How many visitors come to Mugo's house in "Chapter 1"?

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

4. In "Chapter 4", how many women does Karanja say he has loved?

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

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