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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. Which of Boro's friends comes to push for and discuss the strike at Njoroge's home in Chapter 6?
(a) Kihii.
(b) Memsahib.
(c) Kiarie.
(d) Nganga.

2. Who is Lucia's mother?
(a) Nganga.
(b) Mwihaki.
(c) Memsahib.
(d) Juliana.

3. What grade are Njoroge and Mwihaki in when the begin to learn English in Chapter 5?
(a) Standard V.
(b) Standard VI.
(c) Standard III.
(d) Standard IV.

4. Exactly how much later does the narrator describe the "Interlude" taking place?
(a) One and a half years later.
(b) Three and a half years later.
(c) Two and a half years later.
(d) Four and a half years later.

5. For whom did the Kenyans fight in the second Big War?
(a) The French.
(b) The Italians.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The British.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the verb in the sentence used by the teacher to demonstrate person in Chapter 5?

2. Where is Karanja from?

3. When did Jomo Kenyatta serve as Kenya's Prime Minister?

4. What does Mwihaki discover when she rushes home to announced she has passed in school in Chapter 7?

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

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