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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapters 14 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Jomo Kenyatta serve as Kenya's Prime Minister?
(a) 1942-1959.
(b) 1963-1964.
(c) 1960-1962.
(d) 1965-1972.

2. What grade are Njoroge and Mwihaki in when the begin to learn English in Chapter 5?
(a) Standard V.
(b) Standard IV.
(c) Standard III.
(d) Standard VI.

3. What color jerseys do the homeguards of Jacobo wear in Chapter 11?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

4. Where does Njoroge go first every day after roll call at school in Chapter 15?
(a) To class.
(b) To the garden.
(c) To the dining hall.
(d) To the chapel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator notes in Chapter 13, "Somehow the Gikuyu people always saw their deliverance as embodied in" what (104)?

2. Dedan Kimathi is referred to as the leader of what group in Chapter 8?

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)?

4. Jacobo is said to be the first black man allowed to grow what crop in the area?

5. What has Jacobo chosen to do after the incident at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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