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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Boro refer to as "a law of nature" in Chapter 12 (102)?
(a) "Loving and hating."
(b) "Hoping and fearing."
(c) "Dreaming and regretting."
(d) "Killing and destroying."

2. What does the letter at the school threaten if the school is not instantly shut down?
(a) Shooting.
(b) Stabbings.
(c) Beheading.
(d) Bombing.

3. Where does Njoroge suggest going with Mwihaki in Chapter 18?
(a) Uganda.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Nigeria.

4. How do those in the hut with Ngotho respond when he dies, according to the narrator in Chapter 16?
(a) His wives begin wailing.
(b) No one cries.
(c) His sons cry out.
(d) Everyone cries.

5. At what time does everyone have to be indoors as per the curfew order in Chapter 10?
(a) 6:00.
(b) 10:00.
(c) 9:00.
(d) 8:00.

6. Who are facing murder charges for the death of Mr. Howlands?
(a) Kiarie and Mwangi.
(b) Kiarie and Lucia.
(c) Kori and Memsahib.
(d) Boro and Kamau.

7. Who is the letter on the school purportedly from in Chapter 10?
(a) Kimathi.
(b) Jomo.
(c) Boro.
(d) Kiarie.

8. How is the Siriana Secondary School described by the narrator in the opening of Chapter 14 (108)?
(a) "An adobe of peace in a turbulent country."
(b) "A lone beacon on the horizon of fear."
(c) "A wave of peace in a tide of conflict."
(d) "A haven of intellect in an ignorant landscape."

9. How is the roof of the office in which Mr. Howlands sits described in Chapter 10?
(a) Red brick.
(b) Red tile.
(c) Gray tile.
(d) Blue tile.

10. As they part ways in Chapter 13, Njoroge feels ashamed of having thought Mwihaki to be what?
(a) Weak.
(b) Sinister.
(c) Frivolous.
(d) Jealous.

11. Where does Stephen move in Chapter 15?
(a) France.
(b) America.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

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

13. How is the weather described on a January morning in Chapter 12?
(a) Hot.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Cold.
(d) Rainy.

14. What does Mr. Howlands consider black men and the Mau Mau to be in Chapter 10?
(a) Warriors.
(b) Savages.
(c) Supreme threats.
(d) Easy advocaries.

15. 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) One per yard.
(c) Two per yard.
(d) Five per yard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Boro express delay in killing in Chapter 12?

2. How many threatening notes does Jacobo tell Mr. Howlands he had received before the one he shows him in Chapter 12?

3. Where does the narrator say Boro and Kori keep their beds in Chapter 10?

4. What does Boro do after his father dies in Chapter 16?

5. When does Stephen tell Njoroge that he will be moving away with his family when they first talk in Chapter 14?

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