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

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

3. Who is Ngotho's second wife?
(a) Lucia.
(b) Nganga.
(c) Njeri.
(d) Nyokabi.

4. How many wives does the village carpenter have?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ngotho's employer's wife who is described as being too thin?

2. Who is Lucia's mother?

3. What is Kamau apprenticeshipping to become in Chapter 1?

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

5. What does Mwihaki like to do with flowers, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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