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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 4, Part 1, how many disciples does the leader of the foreign delegation say they want to choose?

2. What happens after Gicaandi has fasted?

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

4. At the end of Chapter 1, what does Gicaandi ask readers to reason about?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book is titled, Devil on the Cross. What does the title symbolize? What is represented by the title? How does the title reveal the author’s purpose for writing the story?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Gitutu and Kihaahu will do anything to make money. What are some things that Gitutu and Kihaahu have made money? What are their ideas for making even more money? What do their views reveal about their ethics and morality?

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