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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 7 - "Interlude".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is said to have been arrested in the "Interlude"?
(a) Kipanga.
(b) Dedan.
(c) Mucatha.
(d) Jomo.

2. What word in Chapter 5 refers to an uncircumcised man?
(a) Hatare.
(b) Kihii.
(c) Asante.
(d) Chakula.

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

4. Who is said to have changed because of the war in Chapter 4?
(a) Jomo.
(b) Ngotho.
(c) Kori.
(d) Boro.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What have Kamau's wages been raised to in Chapter 7?

2. Who is the big daughter of Jacobo?

3. The bush around what kind of trees is said to be a holy place in Chapter 2?

4. Who is Lucia's mother?

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

(see the answer key)

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