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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. What does Njoroge recall a young Indian boy giving him, causing his mother to rebuke him, in Chapter 4?
(a) A shirt.
(b) A candy.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) A loaf of bread.

2. Where does the narrator say Boro and Kori keep their beds in Chapter 10?
(a) In Njeri's hut.
(b) In Ngotho's hut.
(c) In Nyosabi's hut.
(d) In Njoroge's hut.

3. What oath does the narrator say Ngotho would not take at his son's hand or instruction in Chapter 8?
(a) The Anzaniya oath.
(b) The Abyei oath.
(c) The Anyanya oath.
(d) The Mau Mau oath.

4. According to Karanja's story in Chapter 8, at what time did Dedan Kimathi say he would visit the police station in Nyeri?
(a) 2:10 p.m.
(b) 9:00 a.m.
(c) 10:30 a.m.
(d) 3:30 p.m.

5. What term from the novel refers to a man's habitation, such as the one belonging to Njoroge's father?
(a) Nganga.
(b) Kipanga.
(c) Thingira.
(d) Kihii.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to have changed because of the war in Chapter 4?

2. Who says "Education is the light of Kenya," according to Kamau in Chapter 4 (38)?

3. How does Njoroge end up in Mwihaki's class in Chapter 4?

4. Who does Njoroge come home to find crying and in dispute with Ngotho in Chapter 6?

5. Where is Karanja from?

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