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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 is the verb in the sentence used by the teacher to demonstrate person in Chapter 5?
(a) Jump.
(b) Talk.
(c) Stand.
(d) Walk.

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

3. Where does Njoroge go first every day after roll call at school in Chapter 15?
(a) To class.
(b) To the dining hall.
(c) To the chapel.
(d) To the garden.

4. About what age does Njoroge claim to be when questioned by the officers in Chapter 15?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 12.
(d) 22.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mr. Howlands drinking on the night that he died?

2. Who does Njoroge come home to find crying and in dispute with Ngotho in Chapter 6?

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

4. Of Mr. Howlands, the narrator says in Chapter 10, "To submit to his wife was to listen to the voice of" what (77)?

5. Of the women at the market, the narrator states that Njoroge "did not want to look at them in the face because he thought they would see the dreams of his boyhood and" do what (126)?

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