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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. How is the weather described on a January morning in Chapter 12?
(a) Cold.
(b) Hot.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Snowy.

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

3. Who says "Education is the light of Kenya," according to Kamau in Chapter 4 (38)?
(a) Memsahib.
(b) Jomo.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Nganga.

4. What word in the narrative refers to a truck?
(a) Kihii.
(b) Nyumba.
(c) Lorry.
(d) Kiarie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many players are there on the football team for Siriana?

2. Who is Ngotho's employer's wife who is described as being too thin?

3. Who does Kamau say Boro called Jomo in Chapter 5?

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

5. Where were the bodies of the barber and others discovered dead after they were taken from their homes three nights ago in Chapter 11?

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