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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what is the first type of business that Mukiraai says that he set up?
(a) School for expatriots.
(b) Factory to manufacture cooking oil from wild spinach.
(c) A chain of department stores.
(d) A chain of grocery stores.

2. In Chapter 12, what is Wariinga wearing?
(a) Ball gown.
(b) Long white dress.
(c) Gikuyu style clothing.
(d) Jeans and a flannel shirt.

3. In Chapter 12, what energy source does Wariinga want to use for a machine she would like to build to ease the burden of rural women?
(a) Biomass.
(b) Hydro enegy.
(c) Solar energy.
(d) Wind energy.

4. In Chapter 8, what does the voice say that Mwaura's job was during the Emergency?
(a) Security guard.
(b) Prison guard.
(c) Home guard.
(d) Enforcer.

5. In Chapter 9, what do Wariinga and Gaturia find at the cave when they arrive with the workers?
(a) Garbage and trash.
(b) The workers trying to break inside.
(c) Burnt debris and smoke.
(d) The police holding back the crowd.

6. In Chapter 9, what does Muturi want Wariinga to keep for him until the next day?
(a) Book.
(b) Photos.
(c) Gun.
(d) Money.

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

8. In Chapter 10 what does Gatuiria drive as he and Wariinga are on their way to Ilmorog?
(a) Ford Escort.
(b) Toyota Corolla.
(c) Nissan Sentra.
(d) Subaru Outback.

9. At the end of Chapter 9, how does Mukiraai die?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Gun shot wound.
(c) Knife wound.
(d) Strangulation.

10. In Chapter 6, what does Mukiraai say that foreigners would sell a product for if he sold his for five shillings?
(a) 2 shillings.
(b) 3 shillings.
(c) 1 shilling.
(d) 4 shillings.

11. In Chapter 11, in Golden Heights, what are beds made from?
(a) Oak and mahogany.
(b) Silver and gold.
(c) Cherrry and bamboo.
(d) Gold and gemstones.

12. In Chapter 6, how many children does Mwireri wa Mukiraai say that he has?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

13. In Chapter 8, where is Wariinga sitting near when she hears a voice?
(a) Golf course.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A lake.
(d) A school.

14. At the end of Chapter 6, who does Mukiraai say that everyone should go home and rob?
(a) Daughter.
(b) Son.
(c) Mother.
(d) Father.

15. What does Gatuiria say that he can call himself if he is an interpreter of dreams and nightmares?
(a) Sangoma.
(b) Prof. Gatuiria.
(c) Yahya Hussein.
(d) Swani Gaturia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how do most people respond to Mukiraai's speech?

2. In Chapter 9 when Wariinga observes thieves waddling to their cars, what animal are they compared to?

3. In Chapter 8, what type of vehicle does the voice tell Wariinga that Kimeendeeri used to murder people?

4. In Chapter 6, who does Wariinga learn saved her from killing herself in the swimming pool and in front of the train?

5. What is the second business that Mukiraai says that he set up in Chapter 6?

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