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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapters 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does the teacher use to demonstrate the sound for "e" in Chapter 4?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Peter.
(d) See.

2. With whom does Njoroge associate Eve from the Bible?
(a) Kihii.
(b) Gikuyu.
(c) Mumbi.
(d) Kipanga.

3. Who leads Njoroge to school on his first day in Chapter 2?
(a) Mwihaki.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Isaka.
(d) Memsahib.

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

5. With whom does Njoroge associate Adam from the Bible?
(a) Kihii.
(b) Kipanga.
(c) Gikuyu.
(d) Mumbi.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the teacher that teaches Njoroge's class English in Chapter 5?

5. Who is Njoroge's brother who died in the war?

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