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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) Swept away like dirt.
(b) Disappear in his mind.
(c) Carried away by the wind.
(d) Swallowed by day-to-day activities.

2. In Chapter 4, Part 1, how many gold teeth does the master of cermonies have?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. In Chapter 3, Section 4, why does Wangari say that she borrowed money?
(a) To raise pigs.
(b) To keep cows.
(c) To dig a well.
(d) To buy a sewing machine.

4. In Chapter 4, Part 2, what size is Gitutu's head?
(a) Soccer ball.
(b) Cantalope.
(c) Watermelon.
(d) Fist.

5. When were Wariinga's parents released from detention?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1963.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Section 2, what does Wariinga call a girl who she says gets pregnant?

2. In Chapter 1, Part 2, what does Gicaandi think he sees when he is fasting?

3. In Chapter 4, Part 1, who does the leader of the foreign delegation of thieves and robbers say it was said "time is money" (88)?

4. In Chapter 3, Section 3, what pattern is on the tie of the gentleman that Mwaura picks up at the SIgona bus stop?

5. In Chapter 3, Section 4, how much money does Wangari say that she borrowed?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Part 1, why are representatives from the Organization for Modern Theft and Robbery in Ilmorog?

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

3. In Chapter 2, Section 1, how does Wariinga view herself?

4. Who begs Gicaandi to tell his story in Chapter 1, Section 2?

5. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what is Gatuiria's dream?

6. In Chapter 1, Section 1, who does Gicaandi say is happy?

7. In Chapter 4, Part 1, what does a servant learn when his master gives him 100,000 shillings?

8. In Chapter 3, Section 4, why does Wangari say that she went to Nairobi?

9. At the end of Chapter 3, Section 4, what does Muturi say about two ways, and what does Mwaura say in response?

10. In Chapter 2, Section 1, what troubles does Jacinta Wariinga encounter?

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