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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapters 16 - 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With whom has Mwihaki gone to stay during this vacation from school in Chapter 12?
(a) Mucatha.
(b) Kiarie.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Boro.

3. What is described in Chapter 14 as a famous school for European boys?
(a) The Hill School.
(b) The Oakland School.
(c) The Ross School.
(d) The Beck School.

4. What is Njoroge's first class of the day in Chapter 15?
(a) English.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Science.
(d) History.

5. To whom does Njoroge associate the Gikuyu people in Chapter 5?
(a) The soldiers of war.
(b) The slaves in America.
(c) The children of Israel.
(d) The Jews in Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Indian doing in his corner at the market in Chapter 16?

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

3. At what time does everyone have to be indoors as per the curfew order in Chapter 10?

4. What word in Chapter 5 refers to an uncircumcised man?

5. What is Njoroge listening for when he falls asleep in the end of Chapter 6?

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