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

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

3. Who arranged the meeting in the market place that Njoroge recalls in the "Interlude"?
(a) Ngotho.
(b) K.A.U.
(c) The Mau Mau.
(d) Mucatha.

4. What does Nyokabi tell Njoroge she will buy him when his father gets paid in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) A pair of pants and a suit jacket.
(b) A calico.
(c) A shirt and a pair of shorts.
(d) A pair of pants and a sweater.

5. What is Njoroge listening for when he falls asleep in the end of Chapter 6?
(a) The voice of God.
(b) His mother crying.
(c) The voice of his sister.
(d) The wolf howling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mwihaki like to do with flowers, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?

2. Dedan Kimathi is referred to as the leader of what group in Chapter 8?

3. What does Ngotho do when Jacobo takes the stage at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?

4. What language do the Kikuyu people speak?

5. Who is the male teacher that Njoroge recalls teaching his first lesson in school?

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