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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. Who is the teacher that teaches Njoroge's class English in Chapter 5?
(a) Isaka.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Mwangi.
(d) Kamau.

2. What does Nyokabi tell Njoroge she will buy him when his father gets paid in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) A pair of pants and a sweater.
(b) A pair of pants and a suit jacket.
(c) A shirt and a pair of shorts.
(d) A calico.

3. Who is Ngotho's employer's wife who is described as being too thin?
(a) Juliana.
(b) Mwihaki.
(c) Njeri.
(d) Memsahib.

4. Who is Lucia's mother?
(a) Nganga.
(b) Mwihaki.
(c) Juliana.
(d) Memsahib.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the answer when the teachers asks of the sound "U-u-u-u-u-u" "What animal says this?" (34)?

2. What is the name of God's tree in the creation story related by Ngotho in Chapter 2?

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

4. Who is Njoroge's brother who died in the war?

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

(see the answer key)

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