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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. What word in Chapter 5 refers to an uncircumcised man?
(a) Hatare.
(b) Asante.
(c) Kihii.
(d) Chakula.

2. What color jerseys do the homeguards of Jacobo wear in Chapter 11?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

3. When did Jomo Kenyatta serve as Kenya's Prime Minister?
(a) 1942-1959.
(b) 1960-1962.
(c) 1965-1972.
(d) 1963-1964.

4. What grade are Njoroge and Mwihaki in when the begin to learn English in Chapter 5?
(a) Standard V.
(b) Standard VI.
(c) Standard III.
(d) Standard IV.

5. How many people, including the barber, were taken from their houses three nights ago and killed, according to Kamau in Chapter 11?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language do the Kikuyu people speak?

2. Who does Njoroge realize the European woman was who came to his English class in Chapter 5?

3. Who is Suzannah's first child?

4. When did Jomo Kenyatta die?

5. Where did the teacher Isaka go the year before Njoroge finished the first school?

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