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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 do Njoroge and Kamau go to the forest to search for in Chapter 4?
(a) Lions.
(b) Antelopes.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Tigers.

2. Where is Mr. Howlands from?
(a) The United States.
(b) England.
(c) Australia.
(d) France.

3. What grade are Njoroge and Mwihaki in when the begin to learn English in Chapter 5?
(a) Standard V.
(b) Standard VI.
(c) Standard III.
(d) Standard IV.

4. 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.

5. 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 sister.
(c) Pick them for her mother.
(d) Weave them into necklaces and hair adornments.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of God's tree in the creation story related by Ngotho in Chapter 2?

2. Who sits next to Ngotho at the meeting on the first day of the strike?

3. What is the verb in the sentence used by the teacher to demonstrate person in Chapter 5?

4. What is the name of the village were Njoroge lives in Chapter 1?

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

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