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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. Who does Njoroge realize the European woman was who came to his English class in Chapter 5?
(a) Ngotho's adoptive mother.
(b) Isaka's wife.
(c) Mr. Howland's daughter.
(d) Kori's fiancee.

2. Who dom the officers ask Njoroge if he knows in Chapter 15?
(a) Memsahib.
(b) Boro.
(c) Kiarie.
(d) Mwangi.

3. What city can be seen in the distance from the hill at Njoroge's home?
(a) Nakuru.
(b) Kisumu.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Mombasa.

4. Immediately how did Ngotho feel after Jacobo's death, according to the narrator in Chapter 15?
(a) Regretful.
(b) Sorrowful.
(c) Grateful.
(d) Valiant.

5. What is the name of the homeguard post where Njoroge is summoned in Chapter 15?
(a) The House of Pain.
(b) The Halfway House.
(c) The Oxen House.
(d) The House of the Rising Sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the novel refers to a woman's abode?

2. To whom does Njoroge associate the Gikuyu people in Chapter 5?

3. How did Kori injure himself escaping in Chapter 8?

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

5. What oath does the narrator say Ngotho would not take at his son's hand or instruction in Chapter 8?

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