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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many wives does the village carpenter have?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. Whom will Njoroge be taught by at Siriana Secondary School for the first time?
(a) Women.
(b) Men.
(c) White men.
(d) Black men.

3. Dedan Kimathi is referred to as the leader of what group in Chapter 8?
(a) The Abyei Liberation Front.
(b) The Kenyan Liberation Front.
(c) The African Freedom Army.
(d) Alliance of Revolutionary Forces of Kenya.

4. Where does Njoroge believe Mwihaki's brother has gone in Chapter 13?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) The United States.
(c) France.
(d) South Africa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The High School for Europeans is located a few miles from where, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?

2. On what day of the week does Chapter 18 begin?

3. How long has it been since Njoroge first began school when Chapter 7 begins?

4. How much per yard does Njoroge tell the woman that the dress is when she asks at the market in Chapter 16?

5. Of the women at the market, the narrator states that Njoroge "did not want to look at them in the face because he thought they would see the dreams of his boyhood and" do what (126)?

(see the answer key)

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