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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 Kenyan dish is Nyokabi making when Njoroge and his father talk about the approaching of school beginning in Chapter 4?
(a) Irio.
(b) Ugali.
(c) Pilaf.
(d) Githeri.

2. What do Njoroge and Kamau go to the forest to search for in Chapter 4?
(a) Antelopes.
(b) Lions.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Tigers.

3. What is the local town that is described in Chapter 1?
(a) Kisumu.
(b) Mombasa.
(c) Kipanga.
(d) Eldoret.

4. What is the name of God's tree in the creation story related by Ngotho in Chapter 2?
(a) Kipanga.
(b) Maua.
(c) Mukuyu.
(d) Mwihaki.

5. Who are Njeri's three sons?
(a) Boro, Kori, and Kamau.
(b) Ngotho, Kamau, and Njoroge.
(c) Memsahib, Jacobo, and Kori.
(d) Njoroge, Isaka, and Boro.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the big daughter of Jacobo?

2. Who says "Education is the light of Kenya," according to Kamau in Chapter 4 (38)?

3. Who leads Njoroge to school on his first day in Chapter 2?

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

5. What is Njoroge listening for when he falls asleep in the end of Chapter 6?

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