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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapters 16 - 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Mr. Howlands from?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) The United States.
(d) Australia.

3. Whom will Njoroge be taught by at Siriana Secondary School for the first time?
(a) White men.
(b) Women.
(c) Black men.
(d) Men.

4. Who leads Njoroge to school on his first day in Chapter 2?
(a) Memsahib.
(b) Isaka.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Mwihaki.

5. How is Boro's voice described when saying to Mr. Howlands in Chapter 16, "Have you anything to say in your defence" (128)?
(a) Flat.
(b) Enraged.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Triumphant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Njoroge recall a young Indian boy giving him, causing his mother to rebuke him, in Chapter 4?

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

3. What aspect of Boro's character makes him a good leader for the Freedom Fighters, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?

4. What color jerseys do the homeguards of Jacobo wear in Chapter 11?

5. Where does the narrator say Boro and Kori keep their beds in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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