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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. What term from the novel refers to a man's habitation, such as the one belonging to Njoroge's father?
(a) Nganga.
(b) Thingira.
(c) Kihii.
(d) Kipanga.

2. Before Njoroge started school, he was lent to his distant uncle to help him in doing what?
(a) Picking pyrithrem.
(b) Looking after cattle.
(c) Maintaining his shop.
(d) Picking strawberries.

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

4. For how long does Stephen say he has been at his high school in Chapter 14?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Four years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom will Njoroge be taught by at Siriana Secondary School for the first time?

2. Where did Njoroge attend school before coming to his high school?

3. Who shouts in the end of Chapter 9, "Never! Never! Black people must rise up and fight" (75)?

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

5. What did Dedan thank the police for when he dropped them a note from an airplane, according to Karanja's story in Chapter 8?

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