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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapters 8 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the answer when the teachers asks of the sound "U-u-u-u-u-u" "What animal says this?" (34)?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A cow.
(c) A dog.
(d) A chicken.

2. Who are Njeri's three sons?
(a) Memsahib, Jacobo, and Kori.
(b) Boro, Kori, and Kamau.
(c) Ngotho, Kamau, and Njoroge.
(d) Njoroge, Isaka, and Boro.

3. Who is Suzannah's second son?
(a) Michael.
(b) Paul.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Peter.

4. Where did Mwihaki's father learn English?
(a) Kisumu.
(b) Siriana.
(c) Mombasa.
(d) Nairobi.

5. What is the rain perceived as by the people as they await Jomo's judgment in Chapter 9?
(a) A sign of war.
(b) A sign of peace.
(c) A bad omen.
(d) A good omen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the Indians called Gandhi in Chapter 1?

2. What word from the "Interlude" means freedom?

3. Who is Suzannah's first child?

4. Who is the big daughter of Jacobo?

5. What did Dedan thank the police for when he dropped them a note from an airplane, according to Karanja's story in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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