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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Karanja, Mugo, Warui, Wambui, and Harambee.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. While attending school as a child, why was Kihika threatened with a beating?
(a) For swearing in class.
(b) For delcaring religion a joke.
(c) For proving the teacher wrong.
(d) For cheating on a test.

3. In "Chapter 2," why does Mugo go to a Movement meeting?
(a) To hear a speaker.
(b) To join the army.
(c) He goes there accidentally.
(d) To meet a woman.

4. In "Chapter 10," what does General R. call Githua?
(a) A hero.
(b) A leader.
(c) A thief.
(d) A liar.

5. What does Mugo remember Thompson doing when he turned in Kihika?
(a) Taking lengthy notes.
(b) Spitting in his face.
(c) Making him leave out the back door.
(d) Assigning him an officer for protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mugo do when Githua talks to him in "Chapter 8"?

2. Why was the woman who ruled Muranga dethroned?

3. How does Mugo feels when he wakes up in "Chapter 1"?

4. How does Gikonyo try to hold onto his marriage while in the concentration camp?

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

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