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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Gikonyo in the concentration camp in "Chapter 7"?
(a) Six years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

2. In "Chapter 4," what memory does Mr. Thompson have of dogs?
(a) The dog that attacked him.
(b) The time he hit a dog with his car.
(c) The dog his wife gave away.
(d) The dog his parents had when he was growing up.

3. Who is Kenyetta?
(a) A protester.
(b) A politician.
(c) An author.
(d) A philosopher.

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

5. In the beginning of "Chapter 12," what does Mumbi ask Gikonyo?
(a) Who he was out with.
(b) What is wrong with him.
(c) How he plans on bringing home enough food.
(d) When he will be leaving.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 12," what does Mugo see in the trench?

2. What does the narrator say happened the day Kenyetta was arrested?

3. What does Karanja do at the library?

4. Why does Dr. Henry Van Dyke threaten to kill himself?

5. In "Chapter 4," why does Karanja apologize to Mwaura?

(see the answer key)

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