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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Boro's father find him out to be, according to Ngotho in Chapter 16?
(a) A useless father.
(b) A traitor.
(c) A coward.
(d) A monster.

2. The threatening note presented by Jacobo in Chapter 12 says, "STOP YOUR MURDEROUS ACTIVITIES. OR ELSE WE SHALL COME FOR" what (98)?
(a) "YOUR HEAD."
(b) "YOUR LAND."
(c) "YOUR CHILDREN."
(d) "YOUR WIVES."

3. What is the Indian doing in his corner at the market in Chapter 16?
(a) Eating.
(b) Playing music.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Sleeping.

4. How much per yard does Njoroge tell the woman that the dress is when she asks at the market in Chapter 16?
(a) Three per yard.
(b) Five per yard.
(c) One per yard.
(d) Two per yard.

5. In what term at school is Njoroge when Chapter 15 begins?
(a) His second.
(b) His third.
(c) His fourth.
(d) His first.

6. Where will Njoroge attend the big misson school for Secondary School?
(a) Mahua.
(b) Siriana.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Nyeri.

7. For how long has Njoroge worked for the Indian at the market in Chapter 16?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Over three months.
(c) Less than a month.
(d) About two months.

8. Where does Jacobo say he found the threatening note he shows Mr. Howlands in Chapter 12?
(a) At Mr. Howlands' door.
(b) On the church door.
(c) On his doorstep.
(d) On the school doors.

9. In her letter to Njoroge in Chapter 14, Mwihaki tells him that in their home village, there is not so much a fear of death as a fear of what (112)?
(a) Battle.
(b) Genocide.
(c) Torture.
(d) Living.

10. What is described in Chapter 12 as "the only thing that could now give [Boro] fire and boldness" (102)?
(a) Justice.
(b) Family.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Land.

11. How many players are there on the football team for Siriana?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 16.

12. According to the narrator in describing the night of Mr. Howland's death, it is stated that "He had discovered that" who "could be a good relief" (128)?
(a) "Black women."
(b) "Black men."
(c) "White women."
(d) "White men."

13. Where has Mwihaki's brother actually gone, according to the narrative in Chapter 13?
(a) The United States.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Great Britain.

14. Before Njoroge started school, he was lent to his distant uncle to help him in doing what?
(a) Maintaining his shop.
(b) Picking strawberries.
(c) Looking after cattle.
(d) Picking pyrithrem.

15. When does Stephen tell Njoroge that he will be moving away with his family when they first talk in Chapter 14?
(a) Next semester.
(b) Next year.
(c) Next month.
(d) Next week.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Ngotho tell Boro to turn his eyes as he dies in Chapter 16?

2. For how long does Stephen say he has been at his high school in Chapter 14?

3. Njoroge tells Mwihaki in Chapter 13, "You and I can only put faith in" what (106)?

4. What does Boro refer to as "a law of nature" in Chapter 12 (102)?

5. What is described in Chapter 14 as a famous school for European boys?

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