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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. Where will Njoroge attend the big misson school for Secondary School?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Nyeri.
(c) Siriana.
(d) Mahua.

2. To whom does Njoroge associate the Gikuyu people in Chapter 5?
(a) The children of Israel.
(b) The slaves in America.
(c) The soldiers of war.
(d) The Jews in Germany.

3. What has Jacobo chosen to do after the incident at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?
(a) To have Ngotho murdered.
(b) To kick Ngotho off his land.
(c) To have Ngotho's family exiled from the village.
(d) To have Ngotho sent to a detainment center.

4. Where does Jacobo say he found the threatening note he shows Mr. Howlands in Chapter 12?
(a) On his doorstep.
(b) At Mr. Howlands' door.
(c) On the school doors.
(d) On the church door.

5. What does the line from this hymn from Chapter 12 translate to in English (as expressed in the next verse)? "Nitugu-u-kugoca Je-e-Jesu" (99)?
(a) "Jesus Thy blood cleans away my sins."
(b) "Jesus the Lamb of God."
(c) "I praise, thee Father Jesus."
(d) "We praise you Jesus."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who arranged the meeting in the market place that Njoroge recalls in the "Interlude"?

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

4. Who is killed by the white military men during the journey to the Christian gathering in Chapter 12?

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

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