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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 is Kamau apprenticeshipping to become in Chapter 1?
(a) A baker.
(b) A carpenter.
(c) A tailor.
(d) A miller.

2. The narrator states in Chapter 1 that "time and bad conditions do not favour" what (3)?
(a) "Youth."
(b) "People."
(c) "Beauty."
(d) "Society."

3. With whom does Njoroge associate Adam from the Bible?
(a) Mumbi.
(b) Kipanga.
(c) Gikuyu.
(d) Kihii.

4. What does Mwihaki like to do with flowers, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) Weave them into necklaces and hair adornments.
(b) Pick them for her sister.
(c) Pick them and throw them at Njoroge.
(d) Pick them for her mother.

5. Who does Kamau say Boro called Jomo in Chapter 5?
(a) The Black Moses.
(b) The Black Noah.
(c) The Black Judas.
(d) The Black Jesus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ngotho pay for his son to become an apprentice to the village carpenter?

2. Who is the village carpenter?

3. Who is the big son of Jacobo?

4. What word from the novel refers to a woman's abode?

5. How many wives does the village carpenter have?

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