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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 bad omen.
(c) A good omen.
(d) A sign of war.

2. Who shouts in the end of Chapter 9, "Never! Never! Black people must rise up and fight" (75)?
(a) Boro.
(b) Kiarie.
(c) Kori.
(d) Mwangi.

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

4. Who is the big son of Jacobo?
(a) John.
(b) Isaka.
(c) Ngotho.
(d) Njeri.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator states in Chapter 1 that "time and bad conditions do not favour" what (3)?

3. Who is the big daughter of Jacobo?

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

5. Who is Njoroge's brother who died in the war?

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