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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 7, what does Nditika say that he bought hoping to make a profit, but lost money?
2. In Chapter 10, how much time has passed?
3. In Chapter 8, who does Gatuiria say is arrested?
4. In Chapter 11, what decorate the walls of mansion in the Golden Heights?
5. In Chapter 10, what is Wariinga working on?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 10, what does the narrator say that Wariinga has decided about herself?
2. What happens when Wariinga meets the Rich Old Man in Chapter 12?
3. In Chapter 11, when Wariinga's mother mentions her duaghter, what does Gatuiria say?
4. At the end of Chapter 10, what does the narrator reveal about the trial that was held for Muturi, Wangari, and the student leader?
5. In Chapter 6, what is Mukiraai's plan for Kenyans to become wealthy instead of foreigners?
6. In Chapter 7, how does the master of ceremonies calm down the foreign delegation?
7. What is Nditika's idea in Chapter 7?
8. In Chapter 7, what is the reaction of spectators after Mukiraai's speech?
9. In Chapter 6, why does Mwaura warn Wariinga and Gatuiria not to return to the cave?
10. In Chapter 8, what is Kimeendeeri's plan to persuade workers to allow him to enslave them and eat their flesh?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Several characters ride in a matatu to Ilmorog. Who are the passengers in the matatu? In what way are the passengers archetypes and representative of people in Kenyan society?
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