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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Kihika after he burns the police barracks?
(a) He is hanged.
(b) He is never seen again.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is taken prisoner.

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

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

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

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

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

7. In "Chapter 6," how do Gikonyo's customers react to him?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They are indifferent toward him.
(c) They like him.
(d) They dislike him.

8. Where did Mr. Thompson first become interested in spreading British culture?
(a) After working in Kenya.
(b) Before going to Africa.
(c) In New York city.
(d) At Oxford.

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

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

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

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

13. In "Chapter 6," what speech does Mugo remember giving?
(a) One about detention camp.
(b) One about Kenyan history.
(c) One about revolution.
(d) One about family.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Thompson kiss her husband on the ear in "Chapter 5"?

2. Why does Dr. Henry Van Dyke threaten to kill himself?

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

4. In "Chapter 2," what does the narrator say white men spread around Kenya?

5. What does Gikonyo invest his money in in "Chapter 6"?

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