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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 is the roof of the office in which Mr. Howlands sits described in Chapter 10?
(a) Blue tile.
(b) Red tile.
(c) Gray tile.
(d) Red brick.

2. Who is Suzannah's second son?
(a) Paul.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Peter.
(d) Michael.

3. What city can be seen in the distance from the hill at Njoroge's home?
(a) Kisumu.
(b) Mombasa.
(c) Nakuru.
(d) Nairobi.

4. How far from home is Njoroge's new school in Chapter 8?
(a) Three miles.
(b) Two miles.
(c) Ten miles.
(d) Five miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people, including the barber, were taken from their houses three nights ago and killed, according to Kamau in Chapter 11?

2. Who suggests to Njoroge that he stay in school despite the letter in Chapter 10?

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

4. What Kenyan dish is Nyokabi making when Njoroge and his father talk about the approaching of school beginning in Chapter 4?

5. Who says "Education is the light of Kenya," according to Kamau in Chapter 4 (38)?

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