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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Gikonyo in the concentration camp in "Chapter 7"?
(a) Three years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Five years.

2. What do the Thompsons do after their going away party?
(a) They eat a meal.
(b) They get into an argument.
(c) They fall asleep.
(d) They drive around.

3. What does Mugo do after Gikonyo leaves his house in "Chapter 8"?
(a) He starts to work in his yard.
(b) He visits Mumbi.
(c) He goes for a walk.
(d) He takes a nap.

4. What does Mwaura try to convince Karanja to do in "Chapter 10"?
(a) Confess his guilt.
(b) Leave the country.
(c) Attend the celebration.
(d) Meet with Mugo.

5. In "Chapter 10," what does General R. call Karanja?
(a) A fool.
(b) A traitor.
(c) A thief.
(d) A hero.

6. Why does Mugo arrive to the independence celebration late?
(a) Because he didn't want anyone to see him.
(b) Mugo never goes to the celebration.
(c) Because he is confessing about Kihika.
(d) Because he overslept.

7. What does Gikonyo do to avoid Mumbi and her child in "Chapter 8"?
(a) He sends Mumbi to the market.
(b) He starts getting involved in the Movement.
(c) He visits Mugo daily.
(d) He works all day.

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

9. In "Chapter 12," what does Mugo remember about the trench?
(a) When Mumbi gave birth.
(b) When Gikonyo was arrested.
(c) When he was arrested.
(d) When Kihika gave a speech.

10. How does Gikonyo feel about Mumbi when he wakes in "Chapter 8"?
(a) He is still in love with her.
(b) He is angry with her.
(c) He is worried about her.
(d) He feels sorry for her.

11. In "Chapter 8", what does Githua say the Kenyan government has done?
(a) Created too many enemies.
(b) Started a new revolution.
(c) Forgotten about the people.
(d) Starved the rich.

12. In "Chapter 10," what does Karanja remember about his job as chief?
(a) The pay he received.
(b) The feeling of fear.
(c) How he lost the position.
(d) His uniform.

13. What does Mugo do in "Chapter 8" when Gikonyo tells him about Mumbi?
(a) He tells Gikonyo to leave her.
(b) He begins to cry.
(c) He says nothing.
(d) He laughs at the story.

14. In "Chapter 10," how is General R.'s time as a freedom fighter described?
(a) Short.
(b) Angry.
(c) Troublesome.
(d) Fierce.

15. Where do the villagers sing the night before independence?
(a) The woods.
(b) The church.
(c) Mugo's hut.
(d) Mumbi's hut.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Karanja learn that Thompson is leaving in "Chapter 10"?

2. What makes Gikonyo confess to taking the oath while in the concentration camp?

3. In "Chapter 11," how does Dr. Lynd say she feels about Kenya?

4. What happens to Gikonyo because of his fall in "Chapter 14"?

5. Why does Mumbi say Karanja was welcomed into her home while Gikonyo was in the camp?

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