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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. Where is Karanja from?
(a) Ndeiya.
(b) Kipanga.
(c) Kihii.
(d) Nairobi.

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

3. To whom does Njoroge associate the Gikuyu people in Chapter 5?
(a) The Jews in Germany.
(b) The children of Israel.
(c) The soldiers of war.
(d) The slaves in America.

4. The narrator states in Chapter 15 of Mr. Howlands, "For Ngotho had become for him a symbol of" what (120)?
(a) "Good versus evil."
(b) "Evil that now stood in his path."
(c) "The savages who walked the earth."
(d) "Men who made him ashamed."

5. Where does Stephen move in Chapter 15?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) America.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city can be seen in the distance from the hill at Njoroge's home?

2. The narrator states in Chapter 9, "To [Ngotho] Jomo stood for custom and tradition purified by grace of learning and" what (74)?

3. What grade are Njoroge and Mwihaki in when the begin to learn English in Chapter 5?

4. What does the term "Ihii cia mutitu" mean (68)?

5. When does Stephen tell Njoroge that he will be moving away with his family when they first talk in Chapter 14?

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