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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how long has Njoroge worked for the Indian at the market in Chapter 16?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Less than a month.
(c) Over three months.
(d) About two months.

3. How is the Siriana Secondary School described by the narrator in the opening of Chapter 14 (108)?
(a) "A haven of intellect in an ignorant landscape."
(b) "A wave of peace in a tide of conflict."
(c) "A lone beacon on the horizon of fear."
(d) "An adobe of peace in a turbulent country."

4. Where did the teacher Isaka go the year before Njoroge finished the first school?
(a) Nyumba.
(b) Nyeri.
(c) Kihii.
(d) Thingira.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arranged the meeting in the market place that Njoroge recalls in the "Interlude"?

2. Jacobo is said to be the first black man allowed to grow what crop in the area?

3. How does Njoroge end up in Mwihaki's class in Chapter 4?

4. What does Mwihaki claim to be the aspect that holds her to her homeland in Chapter 18?

5. In what term at school is Njoroge when Chapter 15 begins?

(see the answer key)

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