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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 2, Section 2, where does Wariinga say is the main employment bureau for many girls?

2. In Chapter 4, Part 2, who does Gitutu say recommended that he make a career of theft and robbery?

3. In Chapter 3, Section 3, what is the second passenger wearing when he gets in Mwaura's matatu?

4. In Chapter 1, Part 2, what does Gicaandi think he hears when he is fasting?

5. At the end of Chapter 5, who is with Wariinga when she finds herself in bed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 3, Section 4, why does Wangari say that she went to Nairobi?

4. What is Gatuiria told when he hesitates to ask a question Chapter 3, Part 2?

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

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

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

8. How does Gitutu make his first money?

9. At the end of Chapter 3, Part 2, what story does Mwireri wa Mukiraai tell?

10. In Chapter 1, Section 2, what happens to Gicaandi after he fasts, and how does that convince him to tell his story?

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 novel is told from a first person point of view from a nameless narrator. How does it influence what readers know about events and characters? How does the point of view of the novel affect the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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