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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 5, what does Wariinga say that the Golden Heights area of Ilmorog used to be called?

2. In Chapter 1, Section 1, who does the narrator say is happy who can see tree stumps in his way?

3. In Chapter 3, Section 4, how much money does Wangari say that she borrowed?

4. In Chapter 5, how long has it been since Wariinga was fired, rejected by her lover, and evicted from her apartment?

5. In Chapter 2, Section 3, how many will be chosen at the event that a young man invites Wariinga to attend in Ilmorog?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. At the end of Chapter 3, Section 4, what does Muturi say about two ways, and what does Mwaura say in response?

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

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

6. At the end of Chapter 5, why did Wariinga try to kill herself?

7. In Chapter 2, Section 1, how does the narrator describe Wariinga?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are two groups present at the Devil’s feast: the thieves and robbers of Ilmorog and the thieves and robbers from foreign countries. How would you describe the two groups? What is the relationship of the groups to one another? Is one group dominant over the other?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Gatuiria believes that Kenyan culture has been dominated and damaged by Western imperialist cultures. What are Gatuiria’s views of cultural imperialism? How does he think that cultural imperialism has affected Kenyan and its people?

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