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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in Chapter 15 of Mr. Howlands, "For Ngotho had become for him a symbol of" what (120)?
(a) "Men who made him ashamed."
(b) "Evil that now stood in his path."
(c) "Good versus evil."
(d) "The savages who walked the earth."

2. How is the weather described on a January morning in Chapter 12?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Hot.
(d) Cold.

3. Whom will Njoroge be taught by at Siriana Secondary School for the first time?
(a) Black men.
(b) White men.
(c) Women.
(d) Men.

4. In her letter to Njoroge in Chapter 14, Mwihaki tells him that in their home village, there is not so much a fear of death as a fear of what (112)?
(a) Genocide.
(b) Torture.
(c) Living.
(d) Battle.

5. How many players are there on the football team for Siriana?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 16.

6. At what time does everyone have to be indoors as per the curfew order in Chapter 10?
(a) 6:00.
(b) 9:00.
(c) 8:00.
(d) 10:00.

7. In Chapter 16, the narrator describes Njoroge as seeing himself as an old man of what age?
(a) 40.
(b) 60.
(c) 75.
(d) 20.

8. On what day of the week does Chapter 18 begin?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Thursday.

9. Where has Mwihaki's brother actually gone, according to the narrative in Chapter 13?
(a) France.
(b) The United States.
(c) Germany.
(d) Great Britain.

10. Who is the letter on the school purportedly from in Chapter 10?
(a) Kimathi.
(b) Jomo.
(c) Kiarie.
(d) Boro.

11. What is the Indian doing in his corner at the market in Chapter 16?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Playing music.
(c) Eating.
(d) Sewing.

12. Where does Njoroge suggest he and Mwihaki meet on Sunday in Chapter 11?
(a) At church.
(b) At the hill.
(c) At her house.
(d) At school.

13. Where does Stephen move in Chapter 15?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) Spain.

14. Of the women at the market, the narrator states that Njoroge "did not want to look at them in the face because he thought they would see the dreams of his boyhood and" do what (126)?
(a) "Laugh at him."
(b) "Mock him."
(c) "Pity him."
(d) "Weep for him."

15. Whom does Boro express delay in killing in Chapter 12?
(a) Mr. Howlands.
(b) Ngotho.
(c) Isaka.
(d) Kiarie.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Stephen say he has been at his high school in Chapter 14?

2. Where does Njoroge suggest going with Mwihaki in Chapter 18?

3. Immediately how did Ngotho feel after Jacobo's death, according to the narrator in Chapter 15?

4. What is described in Chapter 12 as "the only thing that could now give [Boro] fire and boldness" (102)?

5. Whom does Boro declare must be killed in Chapter 12?

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