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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how long does Gatuiria say that he stayed in America?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 15 years.

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

3. In Chapter 4, Part 2, what was Kihaahu's occupation before Uhuru?
(a) Laborer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Cook.
(d) Farmer.

4. In Chapter 2, Section 1, where does Wariinga work as a secretary?
(a) Kampala.
(b) Nakuru.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Nyeri.

5. In Chapter 3, Section 3, how many passengers does Mwaura need to pay for the petrol?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

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

7. What is Gatuiria's job at the university?
(a) Student teacher.
(b) Professor.
(c) Junior researcher.
(d) Adjunct professor.

8. In Chapter 1, Part 2, what story does Wariinga's mother want told?
(a) Of her husband.
(b) Of her child.
(c) Of her aunt.
(d) Of her nephew.

9. In Chapter 4, Part 2, who does Gitutu say recommended that he make a career of theft and robbery?
(a) A friend.
(b) His father.
(c) A storekeeper.
(d) A school teacher.

10. In Chapter 3, Section 4, why does Wangari say that she borrowed money?
(a) To keep cows.
(b) To buy a sewing machine.
(c) To dig a well.
(d) To raise pigs.

11. What type of car does Gitutu's chauffeur drive him around in?
(a) Rolls Royce.
(b) Cadillac.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) Limousine.

12. In Chapter 1, Part 2, what does Gicaandi think he hears when he is fasting?
(a) Songs from heaven.
(b) Whispers of death.
(c) Cries from hell.
(d) Echoes of silence.

13. In Chapter 4, Part 2, how much profit does Gitutu say he earns from selling land?
(a) 150,000 shillings.
(b) 100,000 shillings.
(c) 220,000 shillings.
(d) 300,000 shillings.

14. In Chapter 4, Part 1, how many Africans does the leader of the foreign delegation say were carried away to slavery?
(a) 5 million.
(b) Several million.
(c) A few million.
(d) 11 million.

15. In Chapter 4, Part 1, how many disciples does the leader of the foreign delegation say they want to choose?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Part 1, where does a servant hide 100,000 shillings?

2. In Chapter 4, Part 2, how many children does Gitutu have?

3. In Chapter 1, Part 2, what does Gicaandi think he sees when he is fasting?

4. What happens to Nding'uri in a story in Chapter 3, Part 2?

5. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does Gatuiria compare himself to for the first year or so after he came back from abroad?

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