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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Njoroge realize the European woman was who came to his English class in Chapter 5?
(a) Isaka's wife.
(b) Mr. Howland's daughter.
(c) Kori's fiancee.
(d) Ngotho's adoptive mother.

2. Who is the village carpenter?
(a) Mr. Howlands.
(b) Nganga.
(c) Boro.
(d) Ngotho.

3. What language do the Kikuyu people speak?
(a) The Abyei Kikuyu language.
(b) The Azania Kikuyu language.
(c) The Bantu Kikuyu language.
(d) The Anyanya Bantu language.

4. Who is the teacher that teaches Njoroge's class English in Chapter 5?
(a) Isaka.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Mwangi.
(d) Kamau.

5. At what kind of factory do many of the black people earn their living in Kipanga?
(a) A clothing factory.
(b) A computer factory.
(c) A car factory.
(d) A shoe factory.

6. What has Jacobo chosen to do after the incident at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?
(a) To have Ngotho murdered.
(b) To have Ngotho sent to a detainment center.
(c) To have Ngotho's family exiled from the village.
(d) To kick Ngotho off his land.

7. What Kenyan dish is Nyokabi making when Njoroge and his father talk about the approaching of school beginning in Chapter 4?
(a) Githeri.
(b) Ugali.
(c) Irio.
(d) Pilaf.

8. The bush around what kind of trees is said to be a holy place in Chapter 2?
(a) Oak trees.
(b) Sycamore trees.
(c) Banana trees.
(d) Fig trees.

9. What term from the novel refers to a man's habitation, such as the one belonging to Njoroge's father?
(a) Nganga.
(b) Kipanga.
(c) Kihii.
(d) Thingira.

10. Who is Njoroge's brother who died in the war?
(a) Boro.
(b) Mwangi.
(c) Isaka.
(d) Kori.

11. For whom did the Kenyans fight in the second Big War?
(a) The Italians.
(b) The French.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The British.

12. Which of Boro's friends comes to push for and discuss the strike at Njoroge's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Kiarie.
(b) Memsahib.
(c) Kihii.
(d) Nganga.

13. What word in Chapter 5 refers to an uncircumcised man?
(a) Chakula.
(b) Kihii.
(c) Hatare.
(d) Asante.

14. What does Nyokabi tell Njoroge she will buy him when his father gets paid in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) A calico.
(b) A pair of pants and a suit jacket.
(c) A pair of pants and a sweater.
(d) A shirt and a pair of shorts.

15. What grade are Njoroge and Mwihaki in when the begin to learn English in Chapter 5?
(a) Standard IV.
(b) Standard VI.
(c) Standard V.
(d) Standard III.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of God's tree in the creation story related by Ngotho in Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of the village were Njoroge lives in Chapter 1?

3. How is Ngotho injured at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?

4. Who arranged the meeting in the market place that Njoroge recalls in the "Interlude"?

5. What does Mwihaki like to do with flowers, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

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