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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. When were Wariinga's parents released from detention?

2. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what did an old man tell Gatuiria is the honey of a nation's soul?

3. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does Gatuiria compare himself to for the first year or so after he came back from abroad?

4. In Chapter 5, what is Gatuiria saving for?

5. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does Gatuiria say happens to the message he wants to write down?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 4, Part 1, what does a servant learn when his master gives him 100,000 shillings?

4. In Chapter 5, why did Gatuiria not follow in his father's footsteps?

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

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

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 2, Section 1, how does the narrator describe Wariinga?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Wariinga try to deny her racial heritage by trying to change her appearance? How has she been influenced negatively by cultural messages?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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