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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. Who does Njoroge realize the European woman was who came to his English class in Chapter 5?
(a) Ngotho's adoptive mother.
(b) Isaka's wife.
(c) Mr. Howland's daughter.
(d) Kori's fiancee.

2. Where did the teacher Isaka go the year before Njoroge finished the first school?
(a) Nyumba.
(b) Kihii.
(c) Nyeri.
(d) Thingira.

3. Who sits next to Ngotho at the meeting on the first day of the strike?
(a) Juliana.
(b) The barber.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Kamau.

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

5. What does Boro refer to as "a law of nature" in Chapter 12 (102)?
(a) "Loving and hating."
(b) "Killing and destroying."
(c) "Dreaming and regretting."
(d) "Hoping and fearing."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests to Njoroge that he stay in school despite the letter in Chapter 10?

2. What grade are Njoroge and Mwihaki in when the begin to learn English in Chapter 5?

3. How many people, including the barber, were taken from their houses three nights ago and killed, according to Kamau in Chapter 11?

4. With whom does Njoroge associate Eve from the Bible?

5. What term from the novel refers to a man's habitation, such as the one belonging to Njoroge's father?

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