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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapters 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Njoroge associate Eve from the Bible?
(a) Kihii.
(b) Kipanga.
(c) Gikuyu.
(d) Mumbi.

2. At what kind of factory do many of the black people earn their living in Kipanga?
(a) A car factory.
(b) A shoe factory.
(c) A computer factory.
(d) A clothing factory.

3. What did Ngotho pay for his son to become an apprentice to the village carpenter?
(a) A chicken and 50 shillings.
(b) His first-born daughter's hand in marriage.
(c) A cow and 100 shillings.
(d) A goat and 150 shillings.

4. The bush around what kind of trees is said to be a holy place in Chapter 2?
(a) Banana trees.
(b) Sycamore trees.
(c) Oak trees.
(d) Fig trees.

5. The narrator states in Chapter 1 that "time and bad conditions do not favour" what (3)?
(a) "Youth."
(b) "Beauty."
(c) "Society."
(d) "People."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ngotho's second wife?

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

3. Where is Mr. Howlands from?

4. What word does the teacher use to demonstrate the sound for "e" in Chapter 4?

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

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