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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. With whom does Njoroge associate Adam from the Bible?
(a) Kipanga.
(b) Gikuyu.
(c) Kihii.
(d) Mumbi.

2. When was Jomo Kenyatta born?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1897.

3. How does Njoroge end up in Mwihaki's class in Chapter 4?
(a) He is sent to the girls' school.
(b) He is promoted one grade.
(c) He is demoted one grade.
(d) He is held back for one grade.

4. Who leads Njoroge to school on his first day in Chapter 2?
(a) Mwihaki.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Isaka.
(d) Memsahib.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Jacobo chosen to do after the incident at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?

2. What is Kamau apprenticeshipping to become in Chapter 1?

3. Who shouts in the end of Chapter 9, "Never! Never! Black people must rise up and fight" (75)?

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

5. What is the answer when the teachers asks of the sound "U-u-u-u-u-u" "What animal says this?" (34)?

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