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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. What does Gitutu say that his father would usually slaughter when his friends from the tribunals would come to drink beer?

2. What do the barmaids wear in Chapter 4, Part 1?

3. In Chapter 4, Part 1, where does a servant hide 100,000 shillings?

4. In Chapter 4, Part 2, how much money does Gitutu say he borrowed to buy his first parcel of land?

5. In Chapter 5, how does Wariinga remember trying to kill herself at 11 a.m. on a Sunday morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does Gatuiria say about himself and culture?

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

3. At the end of Chapter 3, Part 2, what story does Mwireri wa Mukiraai tell?

4. In Chapter 2, Section 1, how does the narrator describe Wariinga?

5. At the end of Chapter 4, Part 2, what does Muturi think about Wangari?

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

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

8. In Chapter 5, what do Wariinga and Gatuiria do at the New Ilmorog Butchery?

9. In Chapter 4, Part 1, why is Ndaaya wa Kahuria banned from the competition?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gitutu and Kihaahu will do anything to make money. What are some things that Gitutu and Kihaahu have made money? What are their ideas for making even more money? What do their views reveal about their ethics and morality?

Essay Topic 2

The book is titled, Devil on the Cross. What does the title symbolize? What is represented by the title? How does the title reveal the author’s purpose for writing the story?

Essay Topic 3

There are two groups present at the Devil’s feast: the thieves and robbers of Ilmorog and the thieves and robbers from foreign countries. How would you describe the two groups? What is the relationship of the groups to one another? Is one group dominant over the other?

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