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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, what does Gatuiria compare himself to for the first year or so after he came back from abroad?
(a) Artist.
(b) Writer.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Musician.

2. In Chapter 3, Section 4, how long does Wangari say that she spent in jail before she had a hearing?
(a) 2 nights.
(b) 5 nights.
(c) 3 nights.
(d) 4 nights.

3. In Chapter 3, Section 4, how much money does Wangari say that she borrowed?
(a) 3,000 shillings.
(b) 1,000 shillings.
(c) 6,000 shillings.
(d) 5,000 shillings.

4. In Chapter 1, Part 2, what does Gicaandi think he hears when he is fasting?
(a) Cries from hell.
(b) Songs from heaven.
(c) Echoes of silence.
(d) Whispers of death.

5. In Chapter 4, Part 1, how many disciples does the leader of the foreign delegation say they want to choose?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after Gicaandi has fasted?

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

3. What do the barmaids wear in Chapter 4, Part 1?

4. At the end of Chapter 3, Section 5, what road does Mwaura say that he chose?

5. In Chapter 3, Section 3, what is the second passenger wearing when he gets in Mwaura's matatu?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 4, Part 1, what does a servant learn when his master gives him 100,000 shillings?

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

5. In Chapter 4, Part 1, what are the rules of the competition?

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

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

8. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what is Gatuiria's dream?

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

10. How does Gitutu make his first money?

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