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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. Njuka is the name that is given to whom, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) A newcomer.
(b) A white man.
(c) An Indian boy.
(d) A baby.

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

3. What is the answer when the teachers asks of the sound "U-u-u-u-u-u" "What animal says this?" (34)?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A cow.
(c) A dog.
(d) A sheep.

4. Who is said to have changed because of the war in Chapter 4?
(a) Ngotho.
(b) Kori.
(c) Boro.
(d) Jomo.

5. Who is Ngotho's first wife?
(a) Juliana.
(b) Nyokabi.
(c) Njeri.
(d) Lucia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the male teacher that Njoroge recalls teaching his first lesson in school?

2. What word from the novel refers to a woman's abode?

3. What is the verb in the sentence used by the teacher to demonstrate person in Chapter 5?

4. Who are Njeri's three sons?

5. Who is Njoroge's brother who died in the war?

(see the answer key)

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