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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, Stephen says, "And when you are walking in Nairobi or in the country, though the sky may be clear and the sun smiling, you are still not free to enjoy the friendliness of the sky because you are aware of" what (110-111)?
(a) "The fear of enjoyment."
(b) "An electric tension in the air."
(c) "The stench of oppression."
(d) "The undercurrent of violence pulsing around you."

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

3. The High School for Europeans is located a few miles from where, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?
(a) Nyeri.
(b) Siriana.
(c) Kipanga.
(d) Ndeiya.

4. What is the English translation of the phrase "Mikono juu" (100)?
(a) "Who are you?"
(b) "Leave in peace."
(c) "Hands up."
(d) "Hello."

5. How much money does the woman at the dress shop demand as a price before leaving in Chapter 16?
(a) Four per yard.
(b) Two per yard.
(c) Three per yard.
(d) Five per yard.

6. Whom does Boro express delay in killing in Chapter 12?
(a) Mr. Howlands.
(b) Ngotho.
(c) Kiarie.
(d) Isaka.

7. Where were the bodies of the barber and others discovered dead after they were taken from their homes three nights ago in Chapter 11?
(a) Inside the school.
(b) On the temple steps.
(c) On the main street.
(d) In the forest.

8. What is described as the "last hope" that had fled from Njoroge in Chapter 18 (134)?
(a) Power.
(b) Love.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Wealth.

9. Whom does Boro declare must be killed in Chapter 12?
(a) Ngotho.
(b) Kiarie.
(c) Jacobo.
(d) Mwangi.

10. Of Mr. Howlands, the narrator says in Chapter 10, "To submit to his wife was to listen to the voice of" what (77)?
(a) "God."
(b) "Insolence."
(c) "England."
(d) "Propriety."

11. What is Njoroge's first class of the day in Chapter 15?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Science.
(c) History.
(d) English.

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

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

14. How long has it been since the death of Ngotho and Mr. Howlands in Chapter 16?
(a) Two months.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Five months.

15. What does Mwihaki say firmly to Njoroge as they part in Chapter 13 (106)?
(a) "You are my brother."
(b) "Do not forget me."
(c) "I will wait for you."
(d) "You will do well."

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the weather described on a January morning in Chapter 12?

2. Who suggests to Njoroge that he stay in school despite the letter in Chapter 10?

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

4. What is the Indian doing in his corner at the market in Chapter 16?

5. What does the letter at the school threaten if the school is not instantly shut down?

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