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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 7 - "Interlude".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Njoroge end up in Mwihaki's class in Chapter 4?
(a) He is promoted one grade.
(b) He is held back for one grade.
(c) He is demoted one grade.
(d) He is sent to the girls' school.
2. What word from the novel refers to a woman's abode?
(a) Nyumba.
(b) Thingira.
(c) Kihii.
(d) Kipanga.
3. Who is Ngotho's first wife?
(a) Njeri.
(b) Juliana.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Nyokabi.
4. With whom does Njoroge associate Adam from the Bible?
(a) Gikuyu.
(b) Kihii.
(c) Mumbi.
(d) Kipanga.
5. At what kind of factory do many of the black people earn their living in Kipanga?
(a) A computer factory.
(b) A car factory.
(c) A clothing factory.
(d) A shoe factory.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the verb in the sentence used by the teacher to demonstrate person in Chapter 5?
2. What word in Chapter 5 refers to an uncircumcised man?
3. What is the local town that is described in Chapter 1?
4. Who says "Education is the light of Kenya," according to Kamau in Chapter 4 (38)?
5. What does Nyokabi tell Njoroge she will buy him when his father gets paid in the beginning of Chapter 1?
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