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

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

3. Who is Suzannah's first child?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Peter.
(d) Jason.

4. What word does the teacher use to demonstrate the sound for "e" in Chapter 4?
(a) Teacher.
(b) See.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Peter.

5. Who is the teacher that teaches Njoroge's class English in Chapter 5?
(a) Kamau.
(b) Mwangi.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Isaka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word in Chapter 5 refers to an uncircumcised man?

2. What Kenyan dish is Nyokabi making when Njoroge and his father talk about the approaching of school beginning in Chapter 4?

3. Who does Kamau say Boro called Jomo in Chapter 5?

4. What do Njoroge and Kamau go to the forest to search for in Chapter 4?

5. Who does Njoroge realize the European woman was who came to his English class in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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