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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 Ngotho's second wife?
(a) Nyokabi.
(b) Nganga.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Njeri.

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

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

4. What does the narrator say the Indians called Gandhi in Chapter 1?
(a) Narok.
(b) Nandi.
(c) Babu.
(d) Bomet.

5. What term from the novel refers to a man's habitation, such as the one belonging to Njoroge's father?
(a) Thingira.
(b) Kihii.
(c) Nganga.
(d) Kipanga.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What city can be seen in the distance from the hill at Njoroge's home?

3. Who is the big son of Jacobo?

4. What is the local town that is described in Chapter 1?

5. What do Njoroge and Kamau go to the forest to search for in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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