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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 are Njeri's three sons?
(a) Ngotho, Kamau, and Njoroge.
(b) Boro, Kori, and Kamau.
(c) Njoroge, Isaka, and Boro.
(d) Memsahib, Jacobo, and Kori.

2. How much money does the woman at the dress shop demand as a price before leaving in Chapter 16?
(a) Four per yard.
(b) Five per yard.
(c) Three per yard.
(d) Two per yard.

3. How far from home is Njoroge's new school in Chapter 8?
(a) Two miles.
(b) Five miles.
(c) Three miles.
(d) Ten miles.

4. Who dom the officers ask Njoroge if he knows in Chapter 15?
(a) Mwangi.
(b) Kiarie.
(c) Boro.
(d) Memsahib.

5. How long after Ngotho is moved from the homeguard post to his home does he speak in Chapter 16?
(a) Four days.
(b) One week.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city can be seen in the distance from the hill at Njoroge's home?

2. According to the narrator in describing the night of Mr. Howland's death, it is stated that "He had discovered that" who "could be a good relief" (128)?

3. Njoroge tells Mwihaki in Chapter 13, "You and I can only put faith in" what (106)?

4. Who says "Education is the light of Kenya," according to Kamau in Chapter 4 (38)?

5. With whom does Njoroge associate Adam from the Bible?

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