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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Polepole" and "The Torch".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Polepole," what does his servant's wife call "the man"?
(a) Baba.
(b) Bwana.
(c) Uncle T.
(d) Mistah T.

2. In "Polepole," why does "the man" pull over when he is driving Daisy home after dinner?
(a) He needs to check the route.
(b) There is a buffalo in the road.
(c) He wants to kiss her.
(d) His Jeep is out of gas.

3. In "Polepole," what does Daisy notice on the ride home that she did not notice the evening before?
(a) The beauty of the landscape.
(b) The windshield crack.
(c) The dog chained in back of the servants' quarters.
(d) The real age of "the man."

4. In "Polepole," what tribal people does the gate guard belong to?
(a) Kikuyu.
(b) Maasai.
(c) Ogaden.
(d) Embu.

5. In "The Torch," where did the husband first see the woman who would become his wife?
(a) At school.
(b) The beach.
(c) In church.
(d) In the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page of 8 of "Polepole," what does "the man" say to Daisy that causes her to accuse him of insincerity?

2. In "The Torch," what does the woman tell the man she wondered about him?

3. In "Polepole," what is "Kibera"?

4. In "Polepole," what does "the man" do when the boy spits at him?

5. In "The Torch," the woman's arm is compared in a simile to what object?

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