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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Part 2, how many days does the narrator fast?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

2. In Chapter 1, Part 2, what do people beg the narrator to reveal?
(a) What is concealed by darkness.
(b) The deaths and anguish.
(c) The tragedies.
(d) The murders.

3. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what did an old man tell Gatuiria is the honey of a nation's soul?
(a) Art.
(b) Music.
(c) Literature.
(d) Culture.

4. In Chapter 2, Section 1, what does Wariinga dream about after a man helps her sit down and rest?
(a) Her death by a city bus.
(b) People mocking her.
(c) The death of her parents.
(d) Devil being crucified.

5. At the end of Chapter 1, what does Gicaandi ask readers to reason about?
(a) Robin Mwaura.
(b) Wangari.
(c) Muturi.
(d) Jacinta Wariinga.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Part 2, in the story of Nding'uri, what did he sell for property?

2. What musical instrument does Gatuiria mention in Chapter 3, Part 2?

3. In Chapter 3, Section 2, according to the driver, what type of vehicle arrives to take people to Ilmorog?

4. In Chapter 3, Section 4, why does Wangari say that she borrowed money?

5. At the end of Chapter 3, Part 2, what is the matatu compared to?

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