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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) Bomet.
(b) Babu.
(c) Nandi.
(d) Narok.

2. Who is the male teacher that Njoroge recalls teaching his first lesson in school?
(a) Nganga.
(b) Michael.
(c) Isaka.
(d) Boro.

3. Who is Lucia's mother?
(a) Juliana.
(b) Nganga.
(c) Memsahib.
(d) Mwihaki.

4. What is Kamau apprenticeshipping to become in Chapter 1?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A tailor.
(c) A miller.
(d) A baker.

5. What is the name of the village were Njoroge lives in Chapter 1?
(a) Meru.
(b) Garissa.
(c) Mahua.
(d) Embu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ngotho's second wife?

2. Who is the big son of Jacobo?

3. What do Njoroge and Kamau go to the forest to search for in Chapter 4?

4. In what season does Njoroge's homeland become green and adorned with white flowers?

5. How many wives does the village carpenter have?

(see the answer key)

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