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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 3, Section 3, what pattern is on the tie of the gentleman that Mwaura picks up at the SIgona bus stop?
2. In Chapter 2, Section 2, what scripture does the girl in Wariinga's story suggest that her boss read?
3. In Chapter 2, Section 1, where does Wariinga work as a secretary?
4. At the end of Chapter 4, Part 2, what time are guests to return to the compeitition after getting lunch?
5. In Chapter 3, Section 3, how many passengers does Mwaura need to pay for the petrol?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 5, what does Wariinga tell Gatuiria about Ilmorog?
2. At the end of Chapter 3, Section 4, what does Muturi say about two ways, and what does Mwaura say in response?
3. In Chapter 2, Section 2, what does Wariinga say about a girl and a pregnancy in a story she tells?
4. In Chapter 4, Part 1, what does a servant learn when his master gives him 100,000 shillings?
5. At the end of Chapter 2, Section 3, what is Wariinga invited to?
6. In Chapter 2, Section 1, what troubles does Jacinta Wariinga encounter?
7. At the end of Chapter 4, Part 2, what does Muturi think about Wangari?
8. In Chapter 3, Section 4, why does Wangari say that she went to Nairobi?
9. In Chapter 4, Part 1, why are representatives from the Organization for Modern Theft and Robbery in Ilmorog?
10. In Chapter 5, why did Wariinga quit going to school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Wangarii and other women fight against gender inequality. How does gender inequality determine the jobs that women are allowed to have? How is gender inequality a form of sexual abuse? How does gender inequality affect Wangarii and other women in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Gatuiria believes that Kenyan culture has been dominated and damaged by Western imperialist cultures. What are Gatuiria’s views of cultural imperialism? How does he think that cultural imperialism has affected Kenyan and its people?
Essay Topic 3
What nightmare does Wariinga frequently have, and what does it symbolize?
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