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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. How is Dr. Henry Van Dyke described?
(a) Bald.
(b) Rich.
(c) Fat.
(d) Angry.

2. Who is kept in Mahee in "Chapter 2"?
(a) Women and children.
(b) Political prisoners.
(c) Animals.
(d) Ex-police officers.

3. What does Gitoko's mother's hut remind Mugo of?
(a) A fire that damaged the town.
(b) Raising dogs.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Sleeping with goats.

4. According to the narrator, how did Harry Thuku try to help the Movement?
(a) By making flyers.
(b) By organizing marches.
(c) By shooting his gun.
(d) By writing letters.

5. In "Chapter 5," what does Mr. Thompson compare Africans to in his notes?
(a) Plants.
(b) Animals.
(c) Children.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Chapter 5," what does the narrator say Mr. Thompson used to write about?

3. Why is Mrs. Thompson lonely?

4. What does Karanja do at the library?

5. In "Chapter 1," how many women come to visit Mugo at his house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gikonyo do in Nairobi in "Chapter 6"?

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

4. What leads to Kihika's death?

5. In "Chapter 1," what things do the villagers talk with Mugo about?

6. In "Chapter 6," what things does Gikonyo confess to Mugo?

7. How does Mugo feel about giving speeches in "Chapter 6"?

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

9. In "Chapter 2," what explanation is given for the Movement?

10. How does the narrator say Gikonyo courted Mumbi?

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