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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gikonyo first think of when he wakes in "Chapter 8"?
(a) To never speak of the child.
(b) To leave home for good.
(c) To find Mugo to ask for advice.
(d) To beg for forgiveness.

2. In "Chapter 5," what does the narrator say Mr. Thompson used to write about?
(a) The Africans ability to absorb British culture.
(b) The British's mistreatment of the Africans.
(c) Complaints about his position in Kenya.
(d) Romantic love.

3. What makes Gikonyo confess to taking the oath while in the concentration camp?
(a) Wanting to clear his name.
(b) Being tortured.
(c) Seeing Mumbi's face in his mind.
(d) He doesn't confess to the oath.

4. Why does Mrs. Thompson say she often fought with Van Dyke?
(a) Because of their affair.
(b) Because he wouldn't have an affair with her.
(c) Because he was cruel to her husband.
(d) Because of his political beliefs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is kept in Mahee in "Chapter 2"?

2. While attending school as a child, what did Kihika do when he was threatened with a beating?

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

4. Where does Gikonyo go to ask about a loan in "Chapter 6"?

5. In "Chapter 8", what does Githua say the Kenyan government has done?

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