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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Koina do for a living before working with General R.?
(a) A tailor.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A cook.
(d) A fisherman.

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

4. In "Chapter 3," what does Gikonyo say detention did to Mugo?
(a) Made him confused.
(b) Make him strange.
(c) Made him better educated.
(d) Made him strong.

5. How is Dr. Henry Van Dyke described?
(a) Fat.
(b) Angry.
(c) Rich.
(d) Bald.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 5," what does the narrator say Mr. Thompson used to write about?

2. What were Gikonyo's finances like before he got married?

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

4. In "Chapter 1", what does Githua talk to Mugo about?

5. What does Gitoko's mother's hut remind Mugo of?

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