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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do the Kenyans say the Movement started?
(a) After World War I.
(b) The 1700s.
(c) 1923.
(d) No one knows for sure.

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

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

4. In "Chapter 6," how do the villagers describe Mugo?
(a) As a hero.
(b) As a fool.
(c) As a powerful man.
(d) As an enemy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What work did Van Dyke do?

2. When did Warui join the Movement?

3. In "Chapter 6," what farm does Gikonyo want to buy?

4. How did Gikonyo become interested in carpentry?

5. In "Chapter 1," how many women come to visit Mugo at his house?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Chapter 3," what makes Gikonyo want to visit with Mugo?

2. What leads to Kihika's death?

3. In "Chapter 7," what does the narrator say about Mumbi's feelings toward the Movement?

4. In "Chapter 5," what types of things does Mr. Thompson put in his treatise notes?

5. How does the narrator say Gikonyo courted Mumbi?

6. In "Chapter 2," what explanation is given for the Movement?

7. How does the narrator say Wambui avoided getting in trouble with officials in "Chapter 3"?

8. In "Chapter 1," what things do the villagers talk with Mugo about?

9. What brought Mr. Thompson to Africa?

10. How does Mugo feel about giving speeches in "Chapter 6"?

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