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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. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does Gatuiria say happens to the message he wants to write down?
(a) Disappear in his mind.
(b) Carried away by the wind.
(c) Swept away like dirt.
(d) Swallowed by day-to-day activities.

2. In Chapter 3, Section 3, what is the second passenger wearing when he gets in Mwaura's matatu?
(a) Blue overalls.
(b) Long robe.
(c) Jeans.
(d) Khakis.

3. In Chapter 5, how long has it been since Wariinga was fired, rejected by her lover, and evicted from her apartment?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 36 hours.
(d) 18 hours.

4. At the end of Chapter 3, Section 5, what road does Mwaura say that he chose?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Death.
(d) Money.

5. In Chapter 3, Section 4, how much money does Wangari say that she borrowed?
(a) 3,000 shillings.
(b) 6,000 shillings.
(c) 5,000 shillings.
(d) 1,000 shillings.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how long does Gatuiria say that he stayed in America?

2. In Chapter 3, Section 1, what time does Wariinga pray for transportation to Ilmorog?

3. In Chapter 4, Part 1, how many Africans does the leader of the foreign delegation say were carried away to slavery?

4. In Chapter 5, what is Gatuiria saving for?

5. What happens after Gicaandi has fasted?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Part 2, how is Gitutu wa Gataanguru described?

2. At the end of Chapter 5, why did Wariinga try to kill herself?

3. In Chapter 4, Part 2, how does Kihaahu describe himself?

4. How does Gitutu make his first money?

5. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does an old man from Bahati village in Nakuru tell Gatuiria about stories?

6. Why does Ithe wa Mbooi criticize Kihaahu in Chapter 4, Part 2?

7. In Chapter 5, why did Gatuiria not follow in his father's footsteps?

8. In Chapter 4, Part 1, what are the rules of the competition?

9. In Chapter 3, Section 4, what does Wangari say happened to her in Nairobi?

10. In Chapter 5, what does Wariinga tell Gatuiria about Ilmorog?

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