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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 city can be seen in the distance from the hill at Njoroge's home?
(a) Mombasa.
(b) Kisumu.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Nakuru.

2. 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.

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 sheep.
(b) A cow.
(c) A dog.
(d) A chicken.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the area in central Kenya called where Njoroge lives in Chapter 1?

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

3. Who is the big daughter of Jacobo?

4. What word in Chapter 6 refers to the Government?

5. Where is Mr. Howlands from?

(see the answer key)

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