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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 is the name of the homeguard post where Njoroge is summoned in Chapter 15?
(a) The Halfway House.
(b) The Oxen House.
(c) The House of the Rising Sun.
(d) The House of Pain.

2. The narrator states in Chapter 9, "To [Ngotho] Jomo stood for custom and tradition purified by grace of learning and" what (74)?
(a) "Reading books."
(b) "Wisdom."
(c) "Purity."
(d) "Much travel."

3. The threatening note presented by Jacobo in Chapter 12 says, "STOP YOUR MURDEROUS ACTIVITIES. OR ELSE WE SHALL COME FOR" what (98)?
(a) "YOUR HEAD."
(b) "YOUR WIVES."
(c) "YOUR CHILDREN."
(d) "YOUR LAND."

4. Where will Njoroge attend the big misson school for Secondary School?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Siriana.
(c) Mahua.
(d) Nyeri.

5. Exactly how much later does the narrator describe the "Interlude" taking place?
(a) Four and a half years later.
(b) Two and a half years later.
(c) One and a half years later.
(d) Three and a half years later.

Short Answer Questions

1. What oath does the narrator say Ngotho would not take at his son's hand or instruction in Chapter 8?

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

3. Who is the village carpenter?

4. Of the women at the market, the narrator states that Njoroge "did not want to look at them in the face because he thought they would see the dreams of his boyhood and" do what (126)?

5. What does the letter at the school threaten if the school is not instantly shut down?

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