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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 1, Section 2, why does Gicaandi accept the challenge of telling the story in the book?

2. In Chapter 1, Part 2, what do people beg the narrator to reveal?

3. In Chapter 3, Section 3, what pattern is on the tie of the gentleman that Mwaura picks up at the SIgona bus stop?

4. What type of car does Gitutu's chauffeur drive him around in?

5. What happens to Nding'uri in a story in Chapter 3, Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Section 2, what does Wariinga say about a girl and a pregnancy in a story she tells?

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

3. How does Gitutu make his first money?

4. Why does Ithe wa Mbooi criticize Kihaahu in Chapter 4, Part 2?

5. In Chapter 5, why did Wariinga quit going to school?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The foreign leader speaks up against Mukiraai’s arguments. Why does the foreign leader speak against Mukiraai’s arguments? What is his view of freedom? How do Mukiraai’s ideas threaten the foreign leader’s freedom to steal and rob?

Essay Topic 2

Mukiraai considers himself to be an economist and a businessman. What is his view of theft and robbery? How does he believe that theft and robbery affects economics? Why does he believe they are necessary for economic growth?

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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