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

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

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

4. Where did Mwihaki's father learn English?
(a) Siriana.
(b) Kisumu.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Mombasa.

5. In what season does Njoroge's homeland become green and adorned with white flowers?
(a) Njahi season.
(b) Coffee season.
(c) Sugarcane season.
(d) Maize season.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of God's tree in the creation story related by Ngotho in Chapter 2?

3. What is the area in central Kenya called where Njoroge lives in Chapter 1?

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

5. What is the answer when the teachers asks of the sound "U-u-u-u-u-u" "What animal says this?" (34)?

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