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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapters 14 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dom the officers ask Njoroge if he knows in Chapter 15?
(a) Kiarie.
(b) Boro.
(c) Memsahib.
(d) Mwangi.

2. Who suggests to Njoroge that he stay in school despite the letter in Chapter 10?
(a) Ngotho.
(b) Njuguna.
(c) Kamau.
(d) Boro.

3. Whom does Boro declare must be killed in Chapter 12?
(a) Mwangi.
(b) Kiarie.
(c) Ngotho.
(d) Jacobo.

4. Mwihaki tells Njoroge in Chapter 13, "When people go away, they tend to" do what (105)?
(a) "Regret their homelands."
(b) "Grow as individuals and as leaders."
(c) "Look back and wish they had never left."
(d) "Forget those that they left behind."

5. What does Ngotho do when Jacobo takes the stage at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?
(a) He calls the police.
(b) He rushes to attack Jacobo.
(c) He runs from the room.
(d) He stands and begins applauding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says "Education is the light of Kenya," according to Kamau in Chapter 4 (38)?

2. What does Mr. Howlands consider black men and the Mau Mau to be in Chapter 10?

3. What is the English translation of the phrase "Mikono juu" (100)?

4. Where has the chief been killed in the "Interlude"?

5. Who is the teacher that teaches Njoroge's class English in Chapter 5?

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