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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 is Kamau apprenticeshipping to become in Chapter 1?
(a) A tailor.
(b) A carpenter.
(c) A baker.
(d) A miller.

2. Who does Kamau say Boro called Jomo in Chapter 5?
(a) The Black Jesus.
(b) The Black Judas.
(c) The Black Moses.
(d) The Black Noah.

3. What does the narrator say the Indians called Gandhi in Chapter 1?
(a) Narok.
(b) Babu.
(c) Bomet.
(d) Nandi.

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

5. What does Njoroge recall a young Indian boy giving him, causing his mother to rebuke him, in Chapter 4?
(a) A loaf of bread.
(b) A candy.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) A shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Boro's friends comes to push for and discuss the strike at Njoroge's home in Chapter 6?

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

3. Who is the big daughter of Jacobo?

4. How many wives does the village carpenter have?

5. Who is said to have changed because of the war in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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