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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 do Mumbi's parents feel about Mumbi leaving Gikonyo?
(a) They think she is right to leave him.
(b) They don't understand it.
(c) They don't care.
(d) They worry it will shame her.

2. Why does Warui go with Gikonyo to see Mugo in "Chapter 12"?
(a) To discuss the concentration camp.
(b) To ask for money.
(c) To ask about his speech.
(d) To eat dinner with him.

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

4. Why does Mugo say he didn't immediately turn Kihika in for murder?
(a) He was afraid.
(b) He didn't believe he did it.
(c) He didn't know who to tell.
(d) He loved Kihika.

5. In "Chapter 10," why does the narrator say Karanja didn't think he could be overthrown?
(a) Because he worked with white men.
(b) Because he is rich.
(c) Because of his father's position.
(d) Because he had fooled the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gatu do in the concentration camps to help out his fellow prisoners?

2. Who does General R. compare his father to?

3. In "Chapter 10," what rumor is circulating about Thompson?

4. In "Chapter 12," what does Warui tell Mugo the old woman saw?

5. Why does Mugo remember farming in "Chapter 8"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Karanja learns that Thompson is leaving?

2. What is Mwaura's relationship with General R. in "Chapter 10"?

3. In "Chapter 9," what does Mugo say about the speech he has been asked to give?

4. What does General R. say about Githua in "Chapter 9"?

5. Why does Koina say he killed Dr. Lynd's dog?

6. How does Mr. Thompson feel at his going away party?

7. Why do Gikonyo and Mumbi argue in "Chapter 12"?

8. In "Chapter 10," how does Karanja describe losing his job as chief?

9. In "Chapter 8," how does Gikonyo decide to solve his marital problems with Mumbi?

10. What does Githua talk to Mugo about in "Chapter 8"?

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