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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say General R. used to work as?
(a) A politician.
(b) A poet.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A tailor.

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

3. In "Chapter 12," what reason does Mugo give for not giving a speech?
(a) He disagrees with the Movement.
(b) He doesn't feel well.
(c) He has nothing to say.
(d) He lost his voice.

4. Why does Mugo remember farming in "Chapter 8"?
(a) Because he knows it makes money.
(b) Because it reminds him of Gikonyo.
(c) Because it was the height of his life.
(d) Because he is planning his future.

5. In "Chapter 12," what does Mugo see in the trench?
(a) Money.
(b) Dead bodies.
(c) Trash.
(d) Flags.

6. In "Chapter 12," how do Gikonyo's co-investors plan on finding enough money for the farm?
(a) Fund raising.
(b) Theft.
(c) Someone's inheritance.
(d) Through a loan.

7. How does Karanja learn that Thompson is leaving in "Chapter 10"?
(a) He asks Thompson himself.
(b) He watches Thompson board a ship.
(c) He hears it from Mrs. Thompson.
(d) General R. sends around a memo.

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

9. What leads Mugo to attack Mumbi?
(a) He confesses to her about Kihika.
(b) He lends her money she doesn't repay.
(c) She threatens his neighbor.
(d) She insults him.

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

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

12. What does Warui say is the disappointment of his life?
(a) His health.
(b) His sons.
(c) His politics.
(d) His career.

13. Why does Mumbi send a note to Karanja telling him not to come to the celebration?
(a) She doesn't agree with the celebration.
(b) She doesn't want him to see Gikonyo.
(c) She wants to trap him so he'll be arrested.
(d) She fears he will be killed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 10," what does General R. call Githua?

2. In "Chapter 13," what does Mugo remember about the night Kihika murdered Robson?

3. Why does Gikonyo slap Mumbi in "Chapter 12"?

4. Why does Mumbi say she had to rebuild her house?

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

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