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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first person to settle in Ilmorog?
(a) Jesus
(b) Jonah
(c) Hromi
(d) Ndemi

2. Mzigo hands Munira an invitation from ___________.
(a) Nderi wa Riera
(b) The government's education department
(c) The KSC
(d) The KCO

3. What is the name of the MP?
(a) Joseph von Kock
(b) Nellie Operateji
(c) Wjali de Roargi
(d) Nderi wa Riera

4. At what school is Munira the headmaster?
(a) Liberec school
(b) Ilmorog school
(c) Wanja school
(d) Nairobi school

5. What does Munira offer Karega?
(a) His wife
(b) His friendship
(c) A place to stay for the night
(d) Money

6. What is Munira's old title before Mzigo made him headmaster?
(a) Head of Kenyan studies
(b) Head of IT
(c) Deputy headmaster
(d) Acting headmaster

7. What does the officer give Munira?
(a) Pen and paper
(b) New clothes
(c) A bottle of beer
(d) A black eye

8. Why does Munira want a pen and paper?
(a) To write a poem
(b) To write a letter
(c) To write a diary
(d) To write down his statement

9. Which character falls ill during the journey?
(a) Joseph
(b) Munira
(c) Wanja
(d) Karega

10. What does Munira decide it is impossible to teach when the students' lives are so harsh?
(a) History
(b) Grammar
(c) Fact
(d) Theory

11. Which part of Abdulla's body is bandaged?
(a) His cheek
(b) His hand
(c) His leg
(d) His foot

12. Who makes Munira feel inadequate?
(a) His mother
(b) His cousins
(c) His father
(d) His sibliings

13. What role does Munira offer Karega at his school?
(a) Assistant teacher
(b) Janitor
(c) Priest
(d) Deputy headmaster

14. Why are the children behaving the way they are?
(a) Because of the drought
(b) Because of a serial killer in the village
(c) Because they hear a war is about to start
(d) Because they hate school

15. What was the nationality of the man who opened Abdulla's shop?
(a) Ethiopian
(b) Sri Lankan
(c) Pakistani
(d) Indian

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Munira unable to control when he talks to the old woman?

2. Who does Wanja help in the fields?

3. What is the first thing Wanja, Munira and Karega encounter in the village?

4. How does the woman react when she sees Munira at the door?

5. What disappoints Munira about the town?

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