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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country does the narrator say Kihika compared Kenya to?
(a) England.
(b) India.
(c) The United States.
(d) China.

2. How does Gikonyo make money with grain in "Chapter 6"?
(a) He tells people it is magic.
(b) He steals it from people then sells it back to them.
(c) He hides it until it is worth more money.
(d) He buys it in bulk and sells it off.

3. What were Gikonyo's finances like before he got married?
(a) He was rich.
(b) He was middle class.
(c) He was poor.
(d) He was poor, but his parents had money.

4. How does Mugo feel after General R. visits him in "Chapter 3"?
(a) Angry.
(b) Confused.
(c) Happy.
(d) Frightened.

5. How does Mugo feels when he wakes up in "Chapter 1"?
(a) Happy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Excited.
(d) Concerned.

6. In "Chapter 1", what does Githua talk to Mugo about?
(a) Education.
(b) Art.
(c) The environment.
(d) Politics.

7. Why does Gikonyo run home in "Chapter 3"?
(a) He hears people behind him.
(b) He is late getting home.
(c) It is a dangerous path.
(d) It is raining.

8. In "Chapter 1," how many women come to visit Mugo at his house?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

10. Who is kept in Mahee in "Chapter 2"?
(a) Political prisoners.
(b) Ex-police officers.
(c) Animals.
(d) Women and children.

11. In "Chapter 3," how does Wambui help the Movement?
(a) She holds meetings in her house.
(b) She sews uniforms.
(c) She makes food.
(d) She carries messages.

12. How does Gikonyo help Mumbi fix a farming tool?
(a) He bends the rake back into place.
(b) He makes a new handle for her.
(c) He cleans debris away.
(d) He fixes the motor.

13. Why does Gikonyo say he worried Mumbi would turn down his proposal?
(a) Because she turned down another proposal.
(b) Because she had never met him.
(c) Because his father was out of his life.
(d) Because someone else also proposed.

14. In "Chapter 1", what does Mugo say working the land used to do to him?
(a) Make him angry.
(b) Give him a sense of pride.
(c) Tire him out.
(d) Comfort him.

15. In "Chapter 2," what type of revolt does Kihika call for?
(a) Violent.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) He is against a revolt.
(d) Sneaky.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Mrs. Thompson believe will take her husband's job at the library?

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

4. How many brothers does Mumbi have?

5. What made Mugo stop giving the speech he remembers in "Chapter 6"?

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