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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Njoroge believe Mwihaki's brother has gone in Chapter 13?
(a) South Africa.
(b) France.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) The United States.

4. The narrator notes in Chapter 13, "Somehow the Gikuyu people always saw their deliverance as embodied in" what (104)?
(a) "Fighting."
(b) "Jesus."
(c) "Education."
(d) "Submission."

5. 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 main street.
(c) On the temple steps.
(d) In the forest.

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

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

8. Where does Njoroge suggest he and Mwihaki meet on Sunday in Chapter 11?
(a) At her house.
(b) At school.
(c) At the hill.
(d) At church.

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

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

11. Where does Njoroge go first every day after roll call at school in Chapter 15?
(a) To class.
(b) To the dining hall.
(c) To the garden.
(d) To the chapel.

12. Who walks with Njoroge to the Christian gathering in Chapter 12?
(a) Kiarie.
(b) Kori.
(c) Thingira.
(d) Mucatha.

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

14. How long after Ngotho is moved from the homeguard post to his home does he speak in Chapter 16?
(a) Three days.
(b) One week.
(c) Four days.
(d) Two days.

15. What currency is being used at the dress shop in Chapter 16?
(a) Dollars.
(b) Shillings.
(c) Yen.
(d) Dinar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of Mr. Howlands, the narrator says in Chapter 10, "To submit to his wife was to listen to the voice of" what (77)?

2. At what time does everyone have to be indoors as per the curfew order in Chapter 10?

3. What is Njoroge's first impulse when he learns that he will be able to attend high school in Chapter 13?

4. Of the women at the market, the narrator states that Njoroge "did not want to look at them in the face because he thought they would see the dreams of his boyhood and" do what (126)?

5. What is Njoroge's first class of the day in Chapter 15?

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