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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jacobo is said to be the first black man allowed to grow what crop in the area?
(a) Green tea.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Pyrethrum.
(d) Black tea.

2. What does Njoroge recall a young Indian boy giving him, causing his mother to rebuke him, in Chapter 4?
(a) A shirt.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) A candy.

3. What do Njoroge and Kamau go to the forest to search for in Chapter 4?
(a) Lions.
(b) Antelopes.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Tigers.

4. Who is the male teacher that Njoroge recalls teaching his first lesson in school?
(a) Isaka.
(b) Nganga.
(c) Boro.
(d) Michael.

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

6. What oath does the narrator say Ngotho would not take at his son's hand or instruction in Chapter 8?
(a) The Anzaniya oath.
(b) The Mau Mau oath.
(c) The Abyei oath.
(d) The Anyanya oath.

7. What does the narrator say the Indians called Gandhi in Chapter 1?
(a) Babu.
(b) Nandi.
(c) Bomet.
(d) Narok.

8. What does Ngotho do when Jacobo takes the stage at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?
(a) He calls the police.
(b) He runs from the room.
(c) He stands and begins applauding.
(d) He rushes to attack Jacobo.

9. Exactly how much later does the narrator describe the "Interlude" taking place?
(a) Four and a half years later.
(b) One and a half years later.
(c) Three and a half years later.
(d) Two and a half years later.

10. What city can be seen in the distance from the hill at Njoroge's home?
(a) Kisumu.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) Nakuru.
(d) Mombasa.

11. What is the name of God's tree in the creation story related by Ngotho in Chapter 2?
(a) Kipanga.
(b) Maua.
(c) Mukuyu.
(d) Mwihaki.

12. Who does Kamau say Boro called Jomo in Chapter 5?
(a) The Black Noah.
(b) The Black Jesus.
(c) The Black Judas.
(d) The Black Moses.

13. What did Dedan thank the police for when he dropped them a note from an airplane, according to Karanja's story in Chapter 8?
(a) An airplane.
(b) A VW bug.
(c) A motorbike.
(d) A limousine.

14. Who says of Jomo in Chapter 9, "It knew he would lose. I always said that all white men are the same. His lawyers must have been bribed" (74)?
(a) Kihii.
(b) Isaka.
(c) Nyokabi.
(d) Kori.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Njoroge's brother who died in the war?

2. The bush around what kind of trees is said to be a holy place in Chapter 2?

3. Who is Ngotho's first wife?

4. When was Jomo Kenyatta born?

5. What term in Chapter 9 means "goodbye"?

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