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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. Who recommended the school that Kihika attended as a child?
(a) The school's principal.
(b) A reverend.
(c) Gikonyo.
(d) Mugo's father.

2. What does Gikonyo invest his money in in "Chapter 6"?
(a) Dried foods.
(b) American textiles.
(c) Stocks and bonds.
(d) College funds.

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

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

5. In "Chapter 2" with independence growing, how far has the Movement spread?
(a) It hasn't left the capital city.
(b) To the entire country.
(c) To Europe.
(d) To neighboring countries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the causes for the Movement to begin?

2. Why does Mrs. Thompson say she often fought with Van Dyke?

3. In "Chapter 6," what does Gikonyo make money building?

4. In "Chapter 5," what does Mr. Thompson want to tell his wife but doesn't?

5. In "Chapter 7," what concerns Mumbi about a revolution under the Movement?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Chapter 3," what makes Gikonyo want to visit with Mugo?

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

4. In "Chapter 2," who are some of rebels that are described?

5. How does Mugo feel about the old woman in the village?

6. When General R. and Lieutenant Koina first arrive at Mugo's house in "Chapter 3," what do they first talk about?

7. How does the narrator say Gikonyo courted Mumbi?

8. In "Chapter 5," what types of things does Mr. Thompson put in his treatise notes?

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

10. How does Mugo feel about the land he receives, after leaving the detention center?

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