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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. In Chapter 16, the narrator describes Njoroge as seeing himself as an old man of what age?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 75.
(d) 60.

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

3. What did Ngotho pay for his son to become an apprentice to the village carpenter?
(a) A goat and 150 shillings.
(b) His first-born daughter's hand in marriage.
(c) A chicken and 50 shillings.
(d) A cow and 100 shillings.

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

5. Of Mr. Howlands, the narrator says in Chapter 10, "To submit to his wife was to listen to the voice of" what (77)?
(a) "Insolence."
(b) "England."
(c) "Propriety."
(d) "God."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, Stephen says, "And when you are walking in Nairobi or in the country, though the sky may be clear and the sun smiling, you are still not free to enjoy the friendliness of the sky because you are aware of" what (110-111)?

2. Who sits next to Ngotho at the meeting on the first day of the strike?

3. How is Boro's voice described when saying to Mr. Howlands in Chapter 16, "Have you anything to say in your defence" (128)?

4. What test does Njoroge pass in order to get into high school?

5. What is the English translation of the phrase "Mikono juu" (100)?

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