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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 3," what does Gikonyo say detention did to Mugo?
(a) Make him strange.
(b) Made him confused.
(c) Made him better educated.
(d) Made him strong.

2. In "Chapter 1", why does Mugo feel a connection with Gitoko's mother?
(a) Because she cooks for him.
(b) Because she seems to recognize him.
(c) Because she looks like his mother.
(d) Because he lost a brother in the war.

3. How did the agricultural officer die?
(a) He was ill.
(b) He was killed by a train.
(c) He died of old age.
(d) He was murdered.

4. In "Chapter 1," what is the Party?
(a) The judge.
(b) A celebration.
(c) A political movement.
(d) An out-of-date political party.

5. What was one of the causes for the Movement to begin?
(a) White men moving into Kenya.
(b) No one knows what started it.
(c) A communist government take over.
(d) Wide spread illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mr. Thompson first come to Africa?

2. In "Chapter 6," what does Gikonyo confess to Mugo about his time in camp?

3. In "Chapter 5," what does Mrs. Thompson think about while washing dishes?

4. What did Koina do for a living before working with General R.?

5. In "Chapter 3," why is General R. interested in Karanja?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Karanja visits Mrs. Thomspon in "Chapter 4"?

2. How does the narrator say Wambui avoided getting in trouble with officials in "Chapter 3"?

3. In "Chapter 7," what turning point in Kihika's life does the narrator describe?

4. In "Chapter 5," what happens when the Thompsons discuss leaving Africa?

5. How does Gikonyo's father throwing him and his mother out change him?

6. What role do the Thompsons play in Kenya in "Chapter 4"?

7. How does Gikonyo change after spending time in the concentration camps?

8. What brought Mr. Thompson to Africa?

9. In "Chapter 7," what does the narrator say about Mumbi's feelings toward the Movement?

10. How does Mr. Thompson help Karanja with the dog in "Chapter 4"?

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