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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapters 8 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city can be seen in the distance from the hill at Njoroge's home?
(a) Mombasa.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) Kisumu.
(d) Nakuru.

2. In what season does Njoroge's homeland become green and adorned with white flowers?
(a) Njahi season.
(b) Maize season.
(c) Sugarcane season.
(d) Coffee season.

3. What Kenyan dish is Nyokabi making when Njoroge and his father talk about the approaching of school beginning in Chapter 4?
(a) Pilaf.
(b) Ugali.
(c) Githeri.
(d) Irio.

4. The narrator states in Chapter 9, "To [Ngotho] Jomo stood for custom and tradition purified by grace of learning and" what (74)?
(a) "Wisdom."
(b) "Reading books."
(c) "Much travel."
(d) "Purity."

5. To whom does Njoroge associate the Gikuyu people in Chapter 5?
(a) The soldiers of war.
(b) The Jews in Germany.
(c) The children of Israel.
(d) The slaves in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the term "Ihii cia mutitu" mean (68)?

2. Who arranged the meeting in the market place that Njoroge recalls in the "Interlude"?

3. Who does Kamau say Boro called Jomo in Chapter 5?

4. What word from the "Interlude" means freedom?

5. According to Karanja's story in Chapter 8, at what time did Dedan Kimathi say he would visit the police station in Nyeri?

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