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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were Wariinga's parents released from detention?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1961.

2. At the end of Chapter 3, Part 2, what is the matatu compared to?
(a) University.
(b) House.
(c) Church.
(d) School.

3. In Chapter 9, who are the well-dressed individuals marching to the cave with Muturi?
(a) Students.
(b) Workers.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Farmers.

4. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does Gatuiria say is his dream to do?
(a) Write a history of Kenya.
(b) Write a novel.
(c) Compose music.
(d) Create a Kenyan band.

5. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what department is Professor Ngarikuuma in?
(a) Political Science.
(b) Commerce and Economics.
(c) English literature.
(d) European History.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what did an old man tell Gatuiria is the honey of a nation's soul?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Gatuiria say that his father is?

3. In Chapter 9, what do Wariinga and Gaturia find at the cave when they arrive with the workers?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 5, who chants verses together?

5. In Chapter 5, how does Wariinga remember trying to kill herself at 11 a.m. on a Sunday morning?

(see the answer key)

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