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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 are Njeri's three sons?
(a) Ngotho, Kamau, and Njoroge.
(b) Njoroge, Isaka, and Boro.
(c) Memsahib, Jacobo, and Kori.
(d) Boro, Kori, and Kamau.

2. Exactly how much later does the narrator describe the "Interlude" taking place?
(a) Four and a half years later.
(b) One and a half years later.
(c) Three and a half years later.
(d) Two and a half years later.

3. What does Boro call Freedom in Chapter 12?
(a) A mission.
(b) A detriment.
(c) An illusion.
(d) An ideal.

4. What oath does the narrator say Ngotho would not take at his son's hand or instruction in Chapter 8?
(a) The Anzaniya oath.
(b) The Mau Mau oath.
(c) The Anyanya oath.
(d) The Abyei oath.

5. At what kind of factory do many of the black people earn their living in Kipanga?
(a) A car factory.
(b) A clothing factory.
(c) A computer factory.
(d) A shoe factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what age does Njoroge claim to be when questioned by the officers in Chapter 15?

2. 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)?

3. The narrator states in Chapter 10 that there is only one god for Mr. Howlands and that is what?

4. What test does Njoroge pass in order to get into high school?

5. What term from the novel refers to a man's habitation, such as the one belonging to Njoroge's father?

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