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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what hero from the Bible does Njoroge admire and often identify himself?
(a) David.
(b) Matthew.
(c) John.
(d) Moses.

3. Where is Karanja from?
(a) Kipanga.
(b) Kihii.
(c) Ndeiya.
(d) Nairobi.

4. The narrator states in Chapter 9, "To [Ngotho] Jomo stood for custom and tradition purified by grace of learning and" what (74)?
(a) "Reading books."
(b) "Much travel."
(c) "Wisdom."
(d) "Purity."

5. When was Jomo Kenyatta born?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1919.

6. Who was fought by the Kenyans in the second Big War?
(a) Bush.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Mugabe.

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

8. Who is said to have changed because of the war in Chapter 4?
(a) Kori.
(b) Jomo.
(c) Ngotho.
(d) Boro.

9. Where has the chief been killed in the "Interlude"?
(a) Kipanga.
(b) Murang'a.
(c) Nyumba.
(d) Kamau.

10. Who is Ngotho's employer's wife who is described as being too thin?
(a) Juliana.
(b) Mwihaki.
(c) Njeri.
(d) Memsahib.

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

12. Where is Mr. Howlands from?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) The United States.
(d) Australia.

13. What word in Chapter 6 refers to the Government?
(a) Kihii.
(b) Serikali.
(c) Kiarie.
(d) Thingira.

14. Who is Ngotho's first wife?
(a) Njeri.
(b) Juliana.
(c) Nyokabi.
(d) Lucia.

15. Who does Njoroge come home to find crying and in dispute with Ngotho in Chapter 6?
(a) Kiarie.
(b) Nyokabi.
(c) Thingira.
(d) Kihii.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Njoroge listening for when he falls asleep in the end of Chapter 6?

2. Who does Njoroge realize the European woman was who came to his English class in Chapter 5?

3. What term from the novel refers to a man's habitation, such as the one belonging to Njoroge's father?

4. What does Ngotho do when Jacobo takes the stage at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?

5. How long has it been since Njoroge first began school when Chapter 7 begins?

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