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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) Nakuru.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Kisumu.

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

3. What word from the novel refers to a woman's abode?
(a) Nyumba.
(b) Thingira.
(c) Kipanga.
(d) Kihii.

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

5. How is Ngotho injured at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?
(a) His arm is broken when he wrecks a car leaving.
(b) He is shot in the shoulder by police.
(c) He is hit on the face with a police baton.
(d) He trips over a man and sprains his ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ngotho's second wife?

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

3. At what kind of factory do many of the black people earn their living in Kipanga?

4. The narrator states in Chapter 9, "To [Ngotho] Jomo stood for custom and tradition purified by grace of learning and" what (74)?

5. With what hero from the Bible does Njoroge admire and often identify himself?

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