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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 9, what do Wariinga and Gaturia find at the cave when they arrive with the workers?
2. In Chapter 12, how do the servants dress at Gatuiria's parents' home?
3. In Chapter 9, what does a procession of women, men and children say that they are going to do?
4. In Chapter 7, what does Gatuiria think he hears a voice tell him?
5. In Chapter 9, who is the first speaker at the cave after the thieves flee?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Wariinga meets the Rich Old Man in Chapter 12?
2. At the end of Chapter 10, what does the narrator reveal about the trial that was held for Muturi, Wangari, and the student leader?
3. In Chapter 8, what does Wariinga dream about?
4. In Chapter 11, when Wariinga's mother mentions her duaghter, what does Gatuiria say?
5. In Chapter 6, what does Wariinga learn about the person who thwarted her suicide attempts?
6. In Chapter 9, how does Muturi react when Wariinga and Gatuiria tell him about Wangari's arrest and the danger he and the marchers face?
7. In Chapter 8, what happens to Wangari?
8. In Chapter 7, how does the master of ceremonies calm down the foreign delegation?
9. What is Nditika's idea in Chapter 7?
10. In Chapter 9, how does it end at the cave?
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
What nightmare does Wariinga frequently have, and what does it symbolize?
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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