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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. For how long does Stephen say he has been at his high school in Chapter 14?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Four years.

2. How many wives does the village carpenter have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

3. The narrator states in Chapter 1 that "time and bad conditions do not favour" what (3)?
(a) "Society."
(b) "People."
(c) "Youth."
(d) "Beauty."

4. How is Ngotho injured at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?
(a) He is shot in the shoulder by police.
(b) He is hit on the face with a police baton.
(c) He trips over a man and sprains his ankle.
(d) His arm is broken when he wrecks a car leaving.

5. What is the area in central Kenya called where Njoroge lives in Chapter 1?
(a) Kikuyuland.
(b) Uasin Gishu.
(c) Nyanza.
(d) Baringo.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Njoroge listening for when he falls asleep in the end of Chapter 6?

4. Njoroge tells Mwihaki in Chapter 13, "You and I can only put faith in" what (106)?

5. Where does Njoroge go first every day after roll call at school in Chapter 15?

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