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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 color jerseys do the homeguards of Jacobo wear in Chapter 11?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

2. What does Njoroge recall a young Indian boy giving him, causing his mother to rebuke him, in Chapter 4?
(a) A shirt.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A candy.
(d) A pair of shoes.

3. Who is Njoroge's brother who died in the war?
(a) Kori.
(b) Boro.
(c) Mwangi.
(d) Isaka.

4. Who is the big daughter of Jacobo?
(a) Njeri.
(b) Memsahib.
(c) Nyokabi.
(d) Lucia.

5. In what term at school is Njoroge when Chapter 15 begins?
(a) His third.
(b) His fourth.
(c) His first.
(d) His second.

Short Answer Questions

1. The threatening note presented by Jacobo in Chapter 12 says, "STOP YOUR MURDEROUS ACTIVITIES. OR ELSE WE SHALL COME FOR" what (98)?

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

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

4. For how long does Stephen say he has been at his high school in Chapter 14?

5. Who shouts in the end of Chapter 9, "Never! Never! Black people must rise up and fight" (75)?

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