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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Director of insurance houses.
(c) Managing director of banks.
(d) Manger of a plantation.

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

3. In Chapter 1, Section 2, why does Gicaandi accept the challenge of telling the story in the book?
(a) The pleadings of an angel.
(b) The pleadings of a father.
(c) The voice of the people.
(d) The pleadings of a mother.

4. In Chapter 1, Part 2, what does Gicaandi think he sees when he is fasting?
(a) Demons.
(b) Phantoms.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Angels.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does Gatuiria say happens to the message he wants to write down?

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

3. In Chapter 3, Section 4, how long does Wangari say that she spent in jail before she had a hearing?

4. What type of car does Gitutu's chauffeur drive him around in?

5. In Chapter 1, Section 1, who does the narrator say is happy who can see tree stumps in his way?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, why did Wariinga try to kill herself?

2. What is Mwaura's vehicle like in Chapter 3, Section 1?

3. Why does Ithe wa Mbooi criticize Kihaahu in Chapter 4, Part 2?

4. In Chapter 4, Part 1, why are representatives from the Organization for Modern Theft and Robbery in Ilmorog?

5. In Chapter 4, Part 2, how is Gitutu wa Gataanguru described?

6. In Chapter 1, Section 1, what do people say when Gicaandi wants to tell the story?

7. In Chapter 4, Part 2, how does Kihaahu describe himself?

8. In Chapter 1, Section 1, who does Gicaandi say is happy?

9. Who begs Gicaandi to tell his story in Chapter 1, Section 2?

10. In Chapter 5, what do Wariinga and Gatuiria do at the New Ilmorog Butchery?

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