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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. What time of day is it at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Gatuiria think he hears a voice tell him?

3. In Chapter 7, what does the leader of the foreign delegation say rules all industry and commerce?

4. In Chapter 6, what is the first type of business that Mukiraai says that he set up?

5. In Chapter 11, in Golden Heights, what are beds made from?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what is Wariinga doing for a living and for herself?

2. In Chapter 6, why does Mwaura warn Wariinga and Gatuiria not to return to the cave?

3. In Chapter 10, what does the narrator say that Wariinga has decided about herself?

4. In Chapter 7, what does the leader of the foreign delegation say after Mukiraai's speech?

5. In Chapter 6, what does Wariinga learn about the person who thwarted her suicide attempts?

6. In Chapter 9, what is the procession that Wariinga and Gatuiria see?

7. In Chapter 10, where does Wariinga live?

8. At the end of Chapter 10, what does the narrator reveal about the trial that was held for Muturi, Wangari, and the student leader?

9. In Chapter 7, how does the master of ceremonies calm down the foreign delegation?

10. In Chapter 6, what is Mukiraai's plan for Kenyans to become wealthy instead of foreigners?

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

Gatuiria has separated himself from his family, because he does not believe in the way his father has attained his wealth. Why does Gatuiria separate himself from his family, especially his father? What does his character reveal about self-reliance and independence?

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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