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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. Where is Mr. Howlands from?
(a) France.
(b) The United States.
(c) Australia.
(d) England.

2. Who is Suzannah's second son?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Paul.
(c) Peter.
(d) Michael.

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

4. Who says "Education is the light of Kenya," according to Kamau in Chapter 4 (38)?
(a) Jomo.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Nganga.
(d) Memsahib.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Ngotho pay for his son to become an apprentice to the village carpenter?

3. What does Nyokabi tell Njoroge she will buy him when his father gets paid in the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. Who is Suzannah's first child?

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

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