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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 is the rain perceived as by the people as they await Jomo's judgment in Chapter 9?
(a) A sign of peace.
(b) A good omen.
(c) A bad omen.
(d) A sign of war.

2. What word from the "Interlude" means freedom?
(a) Wiyathi.
(b) Memsahib.
(c) Kiarie.
(d) Mucatha.

3. What language do the Kikuyu people speak?
(a) The Azania Kikuyu language.
(b) The Bantu Kikuyu language.
(c) The Anyanya Bantu language.
(d) The Abyei Kikuyu language.

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

5. What did Ngotho pay for his son to become an apprentice to the village carpenter?
(a) A cow and 100 shillings.
(b) His first-born daughter's hand in marriage.
(c) A chicken and 50 shillings.
(d) A goat and 150 shillings.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Jomo Kenyatta born?

2. What do Njoroge and Kamau go to the forest to search for in Chapter 4?

3. When did Jomo Kenyatta die?

4. With whom does Njoroge associate Eve from the Bible?

5. What word does the teacher use to demonstrate the sound for "e" in Chapter 4?

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