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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. What word from the novel refers to a woman's abode?
(a) Kipanga.
(b) Thingira.
(c) Nyumba.
(d) Kihii.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Suzannah's second son?

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

3. What does Njoroge recall a young Indian boy giving him, causing his mother to rebuke him, in Chapter 4?

4. Who is the village carpenter?

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

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