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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Njoroge's first impulse when he learns that he will be able to attend high school in Chapter 13?
(a) To sign up.
(b) To ask his father's permission.
(c) To write to his mother.
(d) To thank God.

2. Where did Njoroge attend school before coming to his high school?
(a) Kiarie Intermediate School.
(b) Kikuyuland Intermediate School.
(c) Nyeri Intermediate School.
(d) Kamahou Intermediate School.

3. Where is Mwihaki assigned to go to school after not scoring very well on her Secondary School testing?
(a) A teacher training school.
(b) A secretarial school.
(c) A culinary school.
(d) An arts and performance school.

4. Where does the narrator say Boro and Kori keep their beds in Chapter 10?
(a) In Nyosabi's hut.
(b) In Njoroge's hut.
(c) In Njeri's hut.
(d) In Ngotho's hut.

5. How many players are there on the football team for Siriana?
(a) 16.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the weather described on a January morning in Chapter 12?

2. How long after Ngotho is moved from the homeguard post to his home does he speak in Chapter 16?

3. What does Boro do after his father dies in Chapter 16?

4. In her letter to Njoroge in Chapter 14, Mwihaki tells him that in their home village, there is not so much a fear of death as a fear of what (112)?

5. In what term at school is Njoroge when Chapter 15 begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Stephen tell Njoroge he is going in a month in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 14? How does he feel about it?

2. To what school is Mwihaki assigned after passing K.A.P.E. in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 13? Why?

3. How has Mr. Howlands come to feel about his work in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 12?

4. How has Mwihaki changed when she encounters Njoroge in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 11?

5. What bad omens are described in the beginning of Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 15?

6. What is the dynamic between Mwihaki and Njoroge when they meet on the hill in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 13?

7. How have Mr. Howlands' views of blacks in Kenya changed in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 10?

8. What news does Kamau relate to Njoroge when Njoroge finds him in the village in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 11?

9. Where does Njoroge meet Stephen in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 14? How is Stephen described?

10. How does Njoroge perceive his fellow students and teachers at the Siriana Secondary School?

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