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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. At what time does everyone have to be indoors as per the curfew order in Chapter 10?
(a) 6:00.
(b) 10:00.
(c) 8:00.
(d) 9:00.

2. What is described in Chapter 14 as a famous school for European boys?
(a) The Ross School.
(b) The Hill School.
(c) The Beck School.
(d) The Oakland School.

3. In Chapter 14, Stephen says, "And when you are walking in Nairobi or in the country, though the sky may be clear and the sun smiling, you are still not free to enjoy the friendliness of the sky because you are aware of" what (110-111)?
(a) "An electric tension in the air."
(b) "The fear of enjoyment."
(c) "The stench of oppression."
(d) "The undercurrent of violence pulsing around you."

4. What Kenyan dish is Nyokabi making when Njoroge and his father talk about the approaching of school beginning in Chapter 4?
(a) Ugali.
(b) Irio.
(c) Pilaf.
(d) Githeri.

5. How does Njoroge end up in Mwihaki's class in Chapter 4?
(a) He is held back for one grade.
(b) He is promoted one grade.
(c) He is sent to the girls' school.
(d) He is demoted one grade.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What word does the teacher use to demonstrate the sound for "e" in Chapter 4?

4. Who is Njoroge's brother who died in the war?

5. What does Mwihaki discover when she rushes home to announced she has passed in school in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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