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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say the Indians called Gandhi in Chapter 1?
(a) Nandi.
(b) Babu.
(c) Narok.
(d) Bomet.

2. Who is Suzannah's first child?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Peter.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Jason.

3. How does Njoroge end up in Mwihaki's class in Chapter 4?
(a) He is held back for one grade.
(b) He is sent to the girls' school.
(c) He is promoted one grade.
(d) He is demoted one grade.

4. What is the area in central Kenya called where Njoroge lives in Chapter 1?
(a) Kikuyuland.
(b) Uasin Gishu.
(c) Baringo.
(d) Nyanza.

5. What do Njoroge and Kamau go to the forest to search for in Chapter 4?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Lions.
(c) Antelopes.
(d) Elephants.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in Chapter 1 that "time and bad conditions do not favour" what (3)?

2. Who is Suzannah's second son?

3. At what kind of factory do many of the black people earn their living in Kipanga?

4. What is the local town that is described in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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