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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Wanja say she has come to tell Munira?

2. What does Karega not do for two days after his mother's death?

3. For whom does Munira want Karega to work?

4. Who mutilated Munira's father?

5. What is Munira addicted to in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the values of 1970's Kenya.

1) Why was development and change such an issue during this time?

2) In what ways are the characters' negative characteristics a product of their time? Do you think Kenya was going through a transitional phase in the Seventies? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) How much has Kenya changed since the Seventies?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Wanja want to get revenge on Munira? How will it help her situation if she does get revenge? What do you think would be the best way for Wanja to hurt Munira?

Essay Topic 3

Use the following statement to write a 500-word essay: The novel addresses the problems in Kenya during the Seventies, but fails to address why they were happening and how they could be solved.

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