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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the term "Ihii cia mutitu" mean (68)?
(a) Freedom Boys of the Forest.
(b) The Abyei Liberation Front.
(c) The church.
(d) The government.

2. Njuka is the name that is given to whom, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) A white man.
(b) An Indian boy.
(c) A baby.
(d) A newcomer.

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

4. 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 limousine.
(d) A motorbike.

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

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

7. What word from the "Interlude" means freedom?
(a) Memsahib.
(b) Mucatha.
(c) Kiarie.
(d) Wiyathi.

8. To whom does Njoroge associate the Gikuyu people in Chapter 5?
(a) The children of Israel.
(b) The slaves in America.
(c) The soldiers of war.
(d) The Jews in Germany.

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

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

11. How long has it been since Njoroge first began school when Chapter 7 begins?
(a) Three years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Five years.

12. What is the answer when the teachers asks of the sound "U-u-u-u-u-u" "What animal says this?" (34)?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A dog.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A cow.

13. What is the name of the village were Njoroge lives in Chapter 1?
(a) Embu.
(b) Mahua.
(c) Garissa.
(d) Meru.

14. What is Njoroge listening for when he falls asleep in the end of Chapter 6?
(a) His mother crying.
(b) The wolf howling.
(c) The voice of God.
(d) The voice of his sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What Kenyan dish is Nyokabi making when Njoroge and his father talk about the approaching of school beginning in Chapter 4?

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

4. Who is the big son of Jacobo?

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

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