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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of animal does Abdulla own?
(a) A horse
(b) A monkey
(c) A donkey
(d) A tiger

2. How does the delegation react to Nderi suggestion?
(a) They chant his name.
(b) They throw rocks at him.
(c) They put a curse on him.
(d) They spit at him.

3. What disgusts Munira about the city when he goes back?
(a) Its lack of identity
(b) Its lack of morals
(c) Its filth
(d) Its pretentiousness

4. Which of the following characters is not arrested at the beginning of the book?
(a) Joseph
(b) Munira
(c) Karega
(d) Abdulla

5. At what school was Munira Karega's teacher?
(a) Manguo
(b) Limuru
(c) Tapai
(d) Siriana

6. Why can Wanja not be arrested?
(a) She is innocent.
(b) She is too young.
(c) She is delirious.
(d) She is the daughter of an official.

7. What is Karaga supposed to be involved in the next day?
(a) A workers strike
(b) A film production
(c) A parents evening at the school
(d) A theater production

8. Who does Wanja help in the fields?
(a) Her grandmother
(b) Muira
(c) Karega
(d) Joseph

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

10. What does the old woman do when Munira sneezes over her?
(a) Faints
(b) Hits him
(c) Calls for the police
(d) Runs away

11. Why did Munira chase the children on his metal horse?
(a) To persuade them to come to school
(b) To make them laugh
(c) To find out their names
(d) To sell them sweets

12. What does Karega want to send to the MP?
(a) A bomb
(b) A people's delegation
(c) Cakes
(d) Pictures of how thin the children are

13. For what does the second officer apologize?
(a) The rudeness of his colleague
(b) His lateness
(c) The poor food
(d) The conditions of the cell

14. Why do the elders want to kill the donkey?
(a) To end the drought
(b) For fun
(c) For a religious ceremony
(d) For food

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of Munira's sibling was the only one he got along?

2. How did Mukami die?

3. What does Wanja say she found on fire at her house?

4. What are Karega and Munira discouraged by when school begins?

5. What is the name of Munira's home city?

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