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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gikonyo try to hold onto his marriage while in the concentration camp?
(a) He tells the other prisoners about Mumbi.
(b) He plans a stool he will make for Mumbi.
(c) He draws pictures of Mumbi.
(d) He writes Mumbi letters.

2. How is Dr. Henry Van Dyke described?
(a) Fat.
(b) Bald.
(c) Angry.
(d) Rich.

3. Why does Gikonyo slap Mumbi in "Chapter 12"?
(a) For admitting to a second affair.
(b) For calling him a coward.
(c) For refusing to cook for him.
(d) For threatening to leave the hut.

4. At the end of "Chapter 12," what happens when Gikonyo goes home?
(a) Mumbi apologizes.
(b) The police are there.
(c) The hut is on fire.
(d) Mumbi has left.

5. How does Karanja react to the dog in "Chapter 4"?
(a) He runs away from it.
(b) He calls it over to him so he can pet it.
(c) He grabs a rock to throw at it.
(d) He hits the dog with a stick.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 12," what reason does Mugo give for not giving a speech?

2. In "Chapter 12," what upsets Gikonyo about the farm land he wants to buy?

3. In the beginning of "Chapter 12," what does Mumbi ask Gikonyo?

4. In "Chapter 4", how many women does Karanja say he has loved?

5. Who tells Gikonyo that Mumbi had a child with Karanja?

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