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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. What term in Chapter 9 means "goodbye"?
(a) Kihii hi.
(b) Kipanga.
(c) Kwa Heri.
(d) Nyumba Ndeiya.

2. What is the name of God's tree in the creation story related by Ngotho in Chapter 2?
(a) Kipanga.
(b) Maua.
(c) Mwihaki.
(d) Mukuyu.

3. When did Jomo Kenyatta serve as Kenya's Prime Minister?
(a) 1965-1972.
(b) 1942-1959.
(c) 1963-1964.
(d) 1960-1962.

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

5. Who says "Education is the light of Kenya," according to Kamau in Chapter 4 (38)?
(a) Jomo.
(b) Nganga.
(c) Memsahib.
(d) Lucia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Boro declare must be killed in Chapter 12?

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

3. How is the weather described on a January morning in Chapter 12?

4. What aspect of Boro's character makes him a good leader for the Freedom Fighters, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?

5. What is the name of the village were Njoroge lives in Chapter 1?

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