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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapters 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is said to have changed because of the war in Chapter 4?
(a) Boro.
(b) Ngotho.
(c) Jomo.
(d) Kori.

3. Who says "Education is the light of Kenya," according to Kamau in Chapter 4 (38)?
(a) Jomo.
(b) Nganga.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Memsahib.

4. What is the local town that is described in Chapter 1?
(a) Eldoret.
(b) Mombasa.
(c) Kisumu.
(d) Kipanga.

5. Who is the male teacher that Njoroge recalls teaching his first lesson in school?
(a) Boro.
(b) Nganga.
(c) Isaka.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. Njuka is the name that is given to whom, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

2. What word in Chapter 5 refers to an uncircumcised man?

3. What is the verb in the sentence used by the teacher to demonstrate person in Chapter 5?

4. What is Kamau apprenticeshipping to become in Chapter 1?

5. What is the area in central Kenya called where Njoroge lives in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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