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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. Which character falls ill during the journey?

2. What had the three men decided against in a meeting only hours before their deaths?

3. What does the delegation do when the MP steps into the garden?

4. Why did Munira chase the children on his metal horse?

5. Who did the Indian man get into trouble?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Munira's relationship with his family?

2. How does Wanja cheer up Karega?

3. What lead does Munira give Godfrey in Chapter 13?

4. In what way has the visit to the city changed Karega?

5. Describe Karega's experience on Theng'eta.

6. What does Karega propose in an attempt to alleviate the villagers' dire situation?

7. How does Munira react to Wanja and Karega's love affair?

8. What does Karega mean to Wanja?

9. Describe Wanja's character and changing situation in Chapter 4.

10. Describe the villagers' argument about Abdullah's donkey.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Thiong'o presents Munira as the only one of the four main characters likely to find God? How did Munira's life change after he found God?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is set in Kenya.

1) What meaning does Kenya bring to the novel? What would you automatically presume about a novel that was set in Kenya?

2) How different do you think today's Kenya is to the Kenya in the novel? How do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's Kenya?

3) How do you think the Kenya settings contribute to the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Examine how different independent Kenya was from colonized Kenya. How did Kenya change when it became independent? Were all the changes positive? What effect did Kenya have on the nation's mindset?

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