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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. How is Ngotho injured at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?
(a) His arm is broken when he wrecks a car leaving.
(b) He is hit on the face with a police baton.
(c) He is shot in the shoulder by police.
(d) He trips over a man and sprains his ankle.

2. At what time does everyone have to be indoors as per the curfew order in Chapter 10?
(a) 10:00.
(b) 8:00.
(c) 6:00.
(d) 9:00.

3. For whom did the Kenyans fight in the second Big War?
(a) The French.
(b) The Italians.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The British.

4. Njuka is the name that is given to whom, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) A newcomer.
(b) A baby.
(c) A white man.
(d) An Indian boy.

5. What is the Indian doing in his corner at the market in Chapter 16?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Eating.
(c) Playing music.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Jomo Kenyatta born?

2. Who is the letter on the school purportedly from in Chapter 10?

3. Who is the big daughter of Jacobo?

4. What does Boro do after his father dies in Chapter 16?

5. How many threatening notes does Jacobo tell Mr. Howlands he had received before the one he shows him in Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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