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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapters 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Kori injure himself escaping in Chapter 8?
(a) He hurt his knee.
(b) He hurt his ankle.
(c) He hurt his arm.
(d) He hurt his neck.

2. Exactly how much later does the narrator describe the "Interlude" taking place?
(a) Three and a half years later.
(b) Two and a half years later.
(c) Four and a half years later.
(d) One and a half years later.

3. Who does Njoroge come home to find crying and in dispute with Ngotho in Chapter 6?
(a) Thingira.
(b) Kihii.
(c) Nyokabi.
(d) Kiarie.

4. Who says of Jomo in Chapter 9, "It knew he would lose. I always said that all white men are the same. His lawyers must have been bribed" (74)?
(a) Isaka.
(b) Kori.
(c) Kihii.
(d) Nyokabi.

5. Dedan Kimathi is referred to as the leader of what group in Chapter 8?
(a) The Kenyan Liberation Front.
(b) The African Freedom Army.
(c) Alliance of Revolutionary Forces of Kenya.
(d) The Abyei Liberation Front.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Karanja from?

2. What word in Chapter 6 refers to the Government?

3. Where does the narrator say Boro and Kori keep their beds in Chapter 10?

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

5. Who is said to have changed because of the war in Chapter 4?

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