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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. At the beginning of Chapter 5, who chants verses together?
(a) Wariinga and Gatuiria.
(b) Gatuiria and Wangari.
(c) Muturi and Mwaura.
(d) Wangari and Muturi.

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

3. In Chapter 1, Section 1, how do people describe the story the narrator is telling?
(a) Inspirational.
(b) Disgraceful and shameful.
(c) Honest.
(d) Factual and interesting.

4. In Chapter 5, what is Gatuiria saving for?
(a) To get married.
(b) To travel to Europe.
(c) To get his doctorate degree.
(d) To pay back his father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Part 2, what does Gicaandi think he sees when he is fasting?

2. In Chapter 1, Part 2, what does Gicaandi think he hears when he is fasting?

3. What happens after Gicaandi has fasted?

4. In Chapter 4, Part 1, where are the headquarters for the International Organization of Thieves and Robbers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Section 2, what happens to Gicaandi after he fasts, and how does that convince him to tell his story?

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

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

4. At the end of Chapter 3, Part 2, what story does Mwireri wa Mukiraai tell?

5. In Chapter 1, Section 1, what example does Gicaandi give to show that the story needs to be told?

6. In Chapter 2, Section 1, what troubles does Jacinta Wariinga encounter?

7. In Chapter 4, Part 1, why is Ndaaya wa Kahuria banned from the competition?

8. In Chapter 3, Section 4, why does Wangari say that she went to Nairobi?

9. What is Gatuiria told when he hesitates to ask a question Chapter 3, Part 2?

10. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does Gatuiria say about himself and culture?

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