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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 the village carpenter?
(a) Ngotho.
(b) Boro.
(c) Mr. Howlands.
(d) Nganga.

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

3. What is the name of God's tree in the creation story related by Ngotho in Chapter 2?
(a) Mwihaki.
(b) Mukuyu.
(c) Maua.
(d) Kipanga.

4. Who is Ngotho's employer's wife who is described as being too thin?
(a) Juliana.
(b) Mwihaki.
(c) Njeri.
(d) Memsahib.

5. Who arranged the meeting in the market place that Njoroge recalls in the "Interlude"?
(a) K.A.U.
(b) The Mau Mau.
(c) Ngotho.
(d) Mucatha.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the local town that is described in Chapter 1?

3. Who says "Education is the light of Kenya," according to Kamau in Chapter 4 (38)?

4. Who is Suzannah's second son?

5. Who is Lucia's mother?

(see the answer key)

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