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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. Where is Mr. Howlands from?
(a) England.
(b) The United States.
(c) Australia.
(d) France.

2. What oath does the narrator say Ngotho would not take at his son's hand or instruction in Chapter 8?
(a) The Mau Mau oath.
(b) The Abyei oath.
(c) The Anyanya oath.
(d) The Anzaniya oath.

3. Who says of Jomo in Chapter 9, "It knew he would lose. I always said that all white men are the same. His lawyers must have been bribed" (74)?
(a) Kihii.
(b) Kori.
(c) Nyokabi.
(d) Isaka.

4. Who does Kamau say Boro called Jomo in Chapter 5?
(a) The Black Moses.
(b) The Black Jesus.
(c) The Black Judas.
(d) The Black Noah.

5. What word from the novel refers to a woman's abode?
(a) Nyumba.
(b) Thingira.
(c) Kipanga.
(d) Kihii.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term in Chapter 9 means "goodbye"?

2. Where has the chief been killed in the "Interlude"?

3. What have Kamau's wages been raised to in Chapter 7?

4. What does Nyokabi tell Njoroge she will buy him when his father gets paid in the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. According to Karanja's story in Chapter 8, at what time did Dedan Kimathi say he would visit the police station in Nyeri?

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