The Return Post-Assessment

Q5: In "The Return," why does Karanja most likely tell the villagers that Kamau died in prison?

• He wants to warn other Gikuyu.

• He wants to hurt Kamau's family.

• He wants Muthoni to go with him.

• He wants other villagers to pity him.

Q9 Part A: What does the passage most clearly tell you about Kamau?

• His spirit has been broken.

• He has been away for some time.

• Prison life has taught him many things.

• His adventures have made him wealthy.

Q9 Part B: Which phrases from the passage best support the answer to Part A?

• quick, springing steps; dangling freely

• white coat; printed with red flowers

• torn and worn out; flowers now faded

• bent at the elbow; swung from side to side

Q 11: What does this sentence from “The Return” most clearly imply about the Gikuyu people?

• They are poor.

• They are aging.

• They are in danger.

• They are unsettled.

Q 12: What does this passage from "The Return" mainly tell you about Kamau's time in prison?

• He tried unsuccessfully to escape and was beaten for it.

• He was treated with respect except when he showed his anger.

• He worked at getting along despite the hardships, and he hid his resentment.

• He was ashamed to be in prison and disguised that shame with heated words.

Q 16: How does Kamau’s meeting with the women drawing water in “The Return” most clearly present an example of situational irony?

• He remembers only a few of the women from his village.

• He recognizes Wanjiku, but then he remembers the death of her son.

• He expects to be greeted warmly, but instead he is ignored and rejected.

• He remembers Wanjiku’s sweet smile and hopes that she will offer him food.

Q 17: Which of these events from “The Return” is the best example of situational irony?

• Kamau’s exhilaration at realizing that the Honia River still flows

• Kamau’s first view of his father and recognition that he has aged

• Kamau’s hopes of seeing Muthoni and his discovery that she has left

• Kamau’s loss of his bundle as he tries to remove his coat by the river

Q 18: What does the suffix –ine mean in the underlined word? The stars seemed to be made of a crystalline substance.

• like

• cause

• person who

• condition of

Q 19: If equus is Latin for “horse,” what would it mean to be described as “having an equine nose”? Base your answer on your understanding of both the root and the suffix in equine.

• to smell something horsey

• to own a horse with a big nose

• to have a nose like that of a horse

• to be able to sense things as a horse might