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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mr. Thompson say his life as an administrator began?
(a) Oxford.
(b) When he was married.
(c) Kenya.
(d) The United States.

2. In "Chapter 4," why does Karanja apologize to Mwaura?
(a) Because Mrs. Thompson asks him to.
(b) So he won't make an enemy.
(c) Because he was wrong.
(d) So Mwaura will help him get a better job.

3. What does the rebel Waiyaki call iron snakes?
(a) White men.
(b) Trains.
(c) Guns.
(d) Religious take overs.

4. Who recommended the school that Kihika attended as a child?
(a) The school's principal.
(b) Mugo's father.
(c) Gikonyo.
(d) A reverend.

5. What made the agricultural officer dream for a Forest Station?
(a) He came up with the idea all on his own.
(b) Seeing one in another forest.
(c) Reading about one in a book.
(d) Learning about them in school.

6. How many visitors come to Mugo's house in "Chapter 1"?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

7. What work did Van Dyke do?
(a) Taxonomy.
(b) Gemology.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Meteorology.

8. Why does Gikonyo say he worried Mumbi would turn down his proposal?
(a) Because his father was out of his life.
(b) Because someone else also proposed.
(c) Because she had never met him.
(d) Because she turned down another proposal.

9. In "Chapter 2," what type of revolt does Kihika call for?
(a) Violent.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Sneaky.
(d) He is against a revolt.

10. What were Gikonyo's finances like before he got married?
(a) He was poor, but his parents had money.
(b) He was middle class.
(c) He was rich.
(d) He was poor.

11. In "Chapter 1", what does Githua talk to Mugo about?
(a) Politics.
(b) Education.
(c) Art.
(d) The environment.

12. What was one of the causes for the Movement to begin?
(a) A communist government take over.
(b) No one knows what started it.
(c) Wide spread illness.
(d) White men moving into Kenya.

13. How does Gikonyo help Mumbi fix a farming tool?
(a) He cleans debris away.
(b) He fixes the motor.
(c) He makes a new handle for her.
(d) He bends the rake back into place.

14. How many brothers does Mumbi have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

15. In "Chapter 3," why is General R. interested in Karanja?
(a) He thinks Karanja stole from him.
(b) He has never heard of Karanja.
(c) He thinks Karanja betrayed Kihika.
(d) He thinks Karanja is switching sides.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Koina react when Kihiki died?

2. Who does Mrs. Thompson believe will take her husband's job at the library?

3. What is uhuru?

4. In "Chapter 3," what does General R. say didn't save Kihika?

5. Who is kept in Mahee in "Chapter 2"?

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