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

2. The narrator states in Chapter 1 that "time and bad conditions do not favour" what (3)?
(a) "Society."
(b) "Beauty."
(c) "Youth."
(d) "People."

3. What is the name of the village were Njoroge lives in Chapter 1?
(a) Meru.
(b) Mahua.
(c) Embu.
(d) Garissa.

4. What have Kamau's wages been raised to in Chapter 7?
(a) 30 shillings.
(b) 50 shillings.
(c) 20 shillings.
(d) 40 shillings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads Njoroge to school on his first day in Chapter 2?

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

3. How does Njoroge end up in Mwihaki's class in Chapter 4?

4. Who is Suzannah's second son?

5. Who is the teacher that teaches Njoroge's class English in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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