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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 3, Part 2, how much does Muturi say that contracts were worth that his employer received?
(a) Billions.
(b) Hundreds of thousands.
(c) Tens of millions.
(d) Millions.

2. In Chapter 5, what does Gatuiria say that his father is?
(a) Thief.
(b) Business tycoon.
(c) Robber.
(d) Tyrant.

3. In Chapter 2, Section 3, what street does Wariinga look down after telling her story?
(a) Ladhieux Road.
(b) Racecourse Road.
(c) Waiyaki Way.
(d) Murang'a Road.

4. In Chapter 4, Part 1, what color does Wariinga notice that the foreigners' skin is?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

5. In Chapter 5, how long has it been since Wariinga was fired, rejected by her lover, and evicted from her apartment?
(a) 18 hours.
(b) 36 hours.
(c) 48 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does Gatuiria compare himself to for the first year or so after he came back from abroad?

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

3. What happens to Nding'uri in a story in Chapter 3, Part 2?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 3, Part 2, what is the matatu compared to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Section 1, how does Wariinga view herself?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Wariinga tell Gatuiria about Ilmorog?

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

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

5. How does Gitutu make his first money?

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

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

8. What does Wariinga see when she looks at the foreigners in Chapter 4, Part 1?

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

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

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