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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what department is Professor Ngarikuuma in?

2. In Chapter 4, Part 2, what size is Gitutu's head?

3. What musical instrument does Gatuiria mention in Chapter 3, Part 2?

4. How old was Wariinga when both of her parents were imprisoned?

5. What is Gatuiria's job at the university?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does an old man from Bahati village in Nakuru tell Gatuiria about stories?

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 3, Section 4, what happens when Wangari says she does not have money to pay her fare?

7. At the end of Chapter 2, Section 3, what is Wariinga invited to?

8. How does Gitutu make his first money?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wangarii and other women fight against gender inequality. How does gender inequality determine the jobs that women are allowed to have? How is gender inequality a form of sexual abuse? How does gender inequality affect Wangarii and other women in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Mukiraai’s testimony at the Devil’s feast angers the foreign guests. What is the main idea in Mukiraai’s testimony? What does he reveal about modern theft and the type of theft that Kenyans should embrace? How are his ideas just as corrupt, if not more so, than the ideas of the other thieves?

Essay Topic 3

How does the voice use blood as a metaphor? What does the metaphor illustrate regarding how the poor of Kenya are exploited and their labor used to make foreigners wealthy?

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