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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 2," what does the narrator say white men spread around Kenya?
(a) Money.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Disease.
(d) Soldiers.

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

3. In "Chapter 5," what does Mr. Thompson compare Africans to in his notes?
(a) Children.
(b) Plants.
(c) Animals.
(d) Books.

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

5. How many brothers does Mumbi have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

7. In "Chapter 6," what does Gikonyo make money building?
(a) Cars.
(b) Barns.
(c) Schools.
(d) Fences.

8. In "Chapter 4", how many women does Karanja say he has loved?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

9. Why was Gitoko killed in the war?
(a) Because he couldn't hear.
(b) Because he was asleep during an attack.
(c) Because he stepped on a land mine.
(d) Because he was a poor soldier.

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

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

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

13. What does Gikonyo do differently about his business in "Chapter 6"?
(a) He demands payment.
(b) He hires an assistant.
(c) He works faster.
(d) He only accepts a few jobs.

14. How many visitors come to Mugo's house in "Chapter 1"?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

15. Why is Mrs. Thompson lonely?
(a) Her children moved out recently.
(b) Her cat died.
(c) Her sevants left.
(d) She is an outcast for her beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mugo feel after General R. visits him in "Chapter 3"?

2. What made the agricultural officer dream for a Forest Station?

3. How does Gikonyo help Mumbi fix a farming tool?

4. What does Mrs. Thompson do when Karanja arrives with the message in "Chapter 4"?

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

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