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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) Australia.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) The United States.

2. What term from the novel refers to a man's habitation, such as the one belonging to Njoroge's father?
(a) Kipanga.
(b) Kihii.
(c) Thingira.
(d) Nganga.

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

4. What does Mwihaki like to do with flowers, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) Pick them and throw them at Njoroge.
(b) Pick them for her mother.
(c) Pick them for her sister.
(d) Weave them into necklaces and hair adornments.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the big daughter of Jacobo?

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

5. Where did Mwihaki's father learn English?

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