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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapters 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Jomo Kenyatta born?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1897.

2. What language do the Kikuyu people speak?
(a) The Bantu Kikuyu language.
(b) The Abyei Kikuyu language.
(c) The Anyanya Bantu language.
(d) The Azania Kikuyu language.

3. Who is said to have changed because of the war in Chapter 4?
(a) Boro.
(b) Kori.
(c) Ngotho.
(d) Jomo.

4. How far from home is Njoroge's new school in Chapter 8?
(a) Ten miles.
(b) Two miles.
(c) Five miles.
(d) Three miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Boro's friends comes to push for and discuss the strike at Njoroge's home in Chapter 6?

2. What does Njoroge recall a young Indian boy giving him, causing his mother to rebuke him, in Chapter 4?

3. What is the verb in the sentence used by the teacher to demonstrate person in Chapter 5?

4. How many people, including the barber, were taken from their houses three nights ago and killed, according to Kamau in Chapter 11?

5. The narrator states in Chapter 10 that there is only one god for Mr. Howlands and that is what?

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