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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 6, where does Mwaura say that he, Muturi and Wangari went for roast meat for lunch?
(a) Hiiritoni.
(b) Naru's Butcher Shop.
(c) Hilton.
(d) Njeruca Butcher Shop.

2. In Chapter 10, how long has it taken Gatuiria to create his composition?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 28 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 3 years.

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

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

5. In Chapter 8, who does Gatuiria say is arrested?
(a) Muturi.
(b) Gitutu.
(c) Wangari.
(d) Nditika.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, where does Gatuiria pinch himself?

2. In Chapter 9, who is the first speaker at the cave after the thieves flee?

3. What do the men wear in Chapter 12 at Gatuiria's parents' home?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Wariinga's mother suggest that Wariinga and Gatuiria do while she cooks?

5. At the end of Chapter 12, who does Wariinga shoot in the knees?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does the narrator say that Wariinga has decided about herself?

2. In Chapter 10, what is Wariinga doing for a living and for herself?

3. In Chapter 9, how do the thieves and robbers flee the cave?

4. In Chapter 12, why does Wariinga say that the foreigners are not totally to blame for the way they treat Kenyan women?

5. In Chapter 7, what does the leader of the foreign delegation say after Mukiraai's speech?

6. In Chapter 12, how does Wariinga dress?

7. In Chapter 11, when Wariinga's mother mentions her duaghter, what does Gatuiria say?

8. In Chapter 7, what is the reaction of spectators after Mukiraai's speech?

9. In Chapter 8, why does Wariinga leave the cave, and what excuse does she give Gatuiria?

10. In Chapter 11, how have foreigners taken over Ilmorog?

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