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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapters 12 - 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the village carpenter?
(a) Mr. Howlands.
(b) Boro.
(c) Ngotho.
(d) Nganga.

2. What does the narrator say the Indians called Gandhi in Chapter 1?
(a) Nandi.
(b) Narok.
(c) Babu.
(d) Bomet.

3. The bush around what kind of trees is said to be a holy place in Chapter 2?
(a) Fig trees.
(b) Oak trees.
(c) Banana trees.
(d) Sycamore trees.

4. Who is the letter on the school purportedly from in Chapter 10?
(a) Jomo.
(b) Kimathi.
(c) Kiarie.
(d) Boro.

5. What term from the novel refers to a man's habitation, such as the one belonging to Njoroge's father?
(a) Nganga.
(b) Kipanga.
(c) Kihii.
(d) Thingira.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Njoroge associate the Gikuyu people in Chapter 5?

2. Who is Ngotho's first wife?

3. Of Mr. Howlands, the narrator says in Chapter 10, "To submit to his wife was to listen to the voice of" what (77)?

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

5. Jacobo is said to be the first black man allowed to grow what crop in the area?

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