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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the big daughter of Jacobo?
(a) Lucia.
(b) Memsahib.
(c) Njeri.
(d) Nyokabi.

2. How many wives does the village carpenter have?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

3. What is the local town that is described in Chapter 1?
(a) Kisumu.
(b) Eldoret.
(c) Kipanga.
(d) Mombasa.

4. What is the name of God's tree in the creation story related by Ngotho in Chapter 2?
(a) Maua.
(b) Mwihaki.
(c) Mukuyu.
(d) Kipanga.

5. What did Ngotho pay for his son to become an apprentice to the village carpenter?
(a) His first-born daughter's hand in marriage.
(b) A chicken and 50 shillings.
(c) A goat and 150 shillings.
(d) A cow and 100 shillings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the area in central Kenya called where Njoroge lives in Chapter 1?

2. Who is Suzannah's first child?

3. What Kenyan dish is Nyokabi making when Njoroge and his father talk about the approaching of school beginning in Chapter 4?

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

5. In what season does Njoroge's homeland become green and adorned with white flowers?

(see the answer key)

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