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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does Gatuiria say happens to the message he wants to write down?
(a) Disappear in his mind.
(b) Swept away like dirt.
(c) Carried away by the wind.
(d) Swallowed by day-to-day activities.

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) Musician.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Writer.
(d) Artist.

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

4. In Chapter 3, Section 4, how much of her money does Wangari say was left at the court?
(a) 300 shillings.
(b) 500 shillings.
(c) 100 shillings.
(d) 200 shillings.

5. In Chapter 1, Section 1, who does the narrator say is happy who can see tree stumps in his way?
(a) Woman.
(b) Man.
(c) Traveller.
(d) Child.

6. In Chapter 5, how does Wariinga remember trying to kill herself at 11 a.m. on a Sunday morning?
(a) Train.
(b) Jump off a bridge.
(c) Drown in a river.
(d) Bus.

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

8. In Chapter 3, Section 4, how long does Wangari say that she spent in jail before she had a hearing?
(a) 3 nights.
(b) 2 nights.
(c) 5 nights.
(d) 4 nights.

9. In Chapter 1, Part 2, what type of prophet does the narrator call himself?
(a) Principle.
(b) Truth.
(c) Verity.
(d) Justice.

10. In Chapter 3, Section 2, according to the driver, what type of vehicle arrives to take people to Ilmorog?
(a) Dodge sedan.
(b) Model T Ford.
(c) Stanley Steamer.
(d) Chevy pickup.

11. In Chapter 5, what does Wariinga say that the area of Ilmorog is called where the wretched of Kenya live?
(a) New London.
(b) New Jerusalem.
(c) Kisumu.
(d) Nakuru.

12. In Chapter 4, Part 1, what is the most money that a white land owner gives to his servants?
(a) 150,000 shillings.
(b) 100,000 shillings.
(c) 200,000 shillings.
(d) 500,000 shillings.

13. In Chapter 4, Part 2, how much money does Gitutu say he borrowed to buy his first parcel of land?
(a) 20,000 shillings.
(b) 5,000 shillings.
(c) 10,000 shillings.
(d) 15,000 shillings.

14. In Chapter 4, Part 1, what position does a land owner give a servant who makes a prophet of 50,000 shillings?
(a) Manager of factories.
(b) Managing director of banks.
(c) Director of insurance houses.
(d) Manger of a plantation.

15. In Chapter 3, Part 2, in the story of Nding'uri, what did he sell for property?
(a) His mother.
(b) His goat herd.
(c) His soul.
(d) His children.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 1, what does Gicaandi ask readers to reason about?

2. In Chapter 1, Part 2, how many days does the narrator fast?

3. In Chapter 3, Section 3, how many passengers does Mwaura need to pay for the petrol?

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

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

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