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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. At the end of "Chapter 12," what happens when Gikonyo goes home?
(a) Mumbi apologizes.
(b) Mumbi has left.
(c) The hut is on fire.
(d) The police are there.

2. In "Chapter 11," how does Dr. Lynd say she feels about Kenya?
(a) In love.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Happy.
(d) Confused.

3. At the end of "Chapter 10," what does Mugo say?
(a) That he won't be in the celebration.
(b) That he wants to lead the Movement.
(c) That he is sorry for the pain he caused.
(d) That he believes Mumbi's story.

4. What does Gikonyo try to do to Mumbi after running into Karanja at the market in "Chapter 7"?
(a) He tries to throw her out of the house.
(b) He tries to rob her.
(c) He tries to kill her.
(d) He tries to forgive her.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mumbi send a note to Karanja telling him not to come to the celebration?

3. In "Chapter 10," how many people does Mumbi say died in the trenches?

4. In the beginning of "Chapter 12," what does Mumbi ask Gikonyo?

5. What does Gikonyo first think of when he wakes in "Chapter 8"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Chapter 13," what worries Mumbi about the coming celebration?

3. What happens when Gikonyo meets Karanja on the street in "Chapter 7"?

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

5. What does Mugo say happened when he turned in Kihika?

6. When Mugo sees the trench in "Chapter 12," what does he think about?

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

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

9. What happens when Mumbi meets with Mugo in "Chapter 13"?

10. What does Mugo do at the independence celebration?

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