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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 test does Njoroge pass in order to get into high school?
(a) K.K.N.P.
(b) K.A.P.E.
(c) K.I.E.R.
(d) K.T.R.T.

2. Who is the male teacher that Njoroge recalls teaching his first lesson in school?
(a) Isaka.
(b) Boro.
(c) Nganga.
(d) Michael.

3. As they part ways in Chapter 13, Njoroge feels ashamed of having thought Mwihaki to be what?
(a) Weak.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Sinister.
(d) Frivolous.

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

5. Who is the teacher that teaches Njoroge's class English in Chapter 5?
(a) Lucia.
(b) Kamau.
(c) Mwangi.
(d) Isaka.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Njoroge's first impulse when he learns that he will be able to attend high school in Chapter 13?

3. Whom does Boro express delay in killing in Chapter 12?

4. How many people, including the barber, were taken from their houses three nights ago and killed, according to Kamau in Chapter 11?

5. In what season does Njoroge's homeland become green and adorned with white flowers?

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