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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does Gatuiria compare himself to for the first year or so after he came back from abroad?
(a) Artist.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Writer.
(d) Musician.

3. In Chapter 3, Section 4, what does Muturi do for work?
(a) Storekeeper and bookkeeper.
(b) Electrician and plumber.
(c) Plumber, carpenter, and mason.
(d) Teacher and writer.

4. In Chapter 4, Part 1, how many gold teeth does the master of cermonies have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

6. In Chapter 2, Section 3, how many will be chosen at the event that a young man invites Wariinga to attend in Ilmorog?
(a) 13.
(b) 6.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

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

8. At the end of Chapter 5, who is with Wariinga when she finds herself in bed?
(a) Father.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Mother.
(d) Aunt.

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

10. In Chapter 3, Section 3, what pattern is on the tie of the gentleman that Mwaura picks up at the SIgona bus stop?
(a) Red flowers.
(b) Blue flowers.
(c) Stripes.
(d) Diamonds.

11. In Chapter 4, Part 1, where are the headquarters for the International Organization of Thieves and Robbers?
(a) Paris.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York City.
(d) London.

12. In Chapter 4, Part 2, how many times a day does Gitutu say that he has something to eat?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

13. In Chapter 3, Section 4, how much money does Wangari say that she borrowed?
(a) 3,000 shillings.
(b) 1,000 shillings.
(c) 5,000 shillings.
(d) 6,000 shillings.

14. In Chapter 5, what does Gatuiria say that his father is?
(a) Thief.
(b) Robber.
(c) Business tycoon.
(d) Tyrant.

15. In Chapter 2, Section 2, where does Wariinga say is the main employment bureau for many girls?
(a) The Nairobi Bar and Motel.
(b) The Modern Love Bar and Lodging.
(c) The Kenyan College of Secretarial Skills.
(d) The Nairobi Secretarial College.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Section 3, what does a young man tell Wariinga to attend in Ilmorog?

2. In Chapter 1, Part 2, what type of prophet does the narrator call himself?

3. In Chapter 4, Part 2, what was Kihaahu's occupation before Uhuru?

4. In Chapter 4, Part 1, how many rules are there in the competition for thieves and robbers?

5. What do the barmaids wear in Chapter 4, Part 1?

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