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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. When did Jomo Kenyatta die?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1982.

2. Which of Boro's friends comes to push for and discuss the strike at Njoroge's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Kiarie.
(b) Memsahib.
(c) Nganga.
(d) Kihii.

3. The narrator states in Chapter 9, "To [Ngotho] Jomo stood for custom and tradition purified by grace of learning and" what (74)?
(a) "Much travel."
(b) "Reading books."
(c) "Wisdom."
(d) "Purity."

4. In Chapter 14, Stephen says, "And when you are walking in Nairobi or in the country, though the sky may be clear and the sun smiling, you are still not free to enjoy the friendliness of the sky because you are aware of" what (110-111)?
(a) "The undercurrent of violence pulsing around you."
(b) "The stench of oppression."
(c) "An electric tension in the air."
(d) "The fear of enjoyment."

5. In what term at school is Njoroge when Chapter 15 begins?
(a) His second.
(b) His first.
(c) His third.
(d) His fourth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Stephen move in Chapter 15?

2. With whom does Njoroge associate Adam from the Bible?

3. Before Njoroge started school, he was lent to his distant uncle to help him in doing what?

4. What is described in Chapter 14 as a famous school for European boys?

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

(see the answer key)

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