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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Wariinga born?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1960.

2. In Chapter 5, what does Wariinga say that the Golden Heights area of Ilmorog used to be called?
(a) Orange.
(b) Coronado.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Cape Colony.

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

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

5. At the end of Chapter 3, Part 2, what is the matatu compared to?
(a) House.
(b) University.
(c) Church.
(d) School.

6. What did Gitutu's father do?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) School teacher.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Court elder.

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

8. In Chapter 2, Section 3, what does a young man tell Wariinga to attend in Ilmorog?
(a) Devil's Feast.
(b) School.
(c) Church.
(d) Beggar's Feast.

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

10. In Chapter 3, Section 3, what is the second passenger wearing when he gets in Mwaura's matatu?
(a) Long robe.
(b) Khakis.
(c) Blue overalls.
(d) Jeans.

11. What happens to Nding'uri in a story in Chapter 3, Part 2?
(a) Drowned.
(b) Suffocated.
(c) Burned to death.
(d) Stabbed to death.

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

13. What does Kihaahu wear when he speaks at the competition in Chapter 4, Part 2?
(a) Black trousers with braces, white shirt, and red tie.
(b) Black-and-grey striped trousers, black tail coat, white shirt, and black tie.
(c) White and green robe.
(d) Khakis, blue button-down shirt, and navy sports jacket.

14. In Chapter 4, Part 1, who does the leader of the foreign delegation of thieves and robbers say it was said "time is money" (88)?
(a) Frenchman.
(b) German.
(c) Englishman.
(d) American.

15. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what department at the university does Gatuiria work in?
(a) Literature.
(b) Music.
(c) Art.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Part 1, what do the men order for their sugar girls to drink?

2. When were Wariinga's parents released from detention?

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

4. In Chapter 3, Section 4, what does Muturi do for work?

5. In Chapter 2, Section 2, what scripture does the girl in Wariinga's story suggest that her boss read?

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