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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what degree does Mwireri wa Mukiraai say that his wife has?
(a) Business.
(b) Economics.
(c) Home economics.
(d) Philosophy.

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

3. In Chapter 6, what does Mwaura say was the subject of a story that Muturi told at lunch?
(a) Man and a boy.
(b) Woman and a girl.
(c) Ogre and a witch.
(d) Thief and a witch.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 2, Section 3, what church bells ring?
(a) Biblica Kenya.
(b) St. Peter's Clavers Church.
(c) St. Andrew's.
(d) St. Joseph Catholic Church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Mukiraai say that foreigners would sell a product for if he sold his for five shillings?

2. In Chapter 6, how much meat does Mwaura say that he, Muturi, and Wangari bought for lunch?

3. In Chapter 4, Part 2, who does Gitutu say recommended that he make a career of theft and robbery?

4. When was Wariinga born?

5. What does Kihaahu wear when he speaks at the competition in Chapter 4, Part 2?

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