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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. What does Mwihaki claim to be the aspect that holds her to her homeland in Chapter 18?
(a) Her duty.
(b) Her diplomacy.
(c) Her fortune.
(d) Her land.

2. Jacobo is said to be the first black man allowed to grow what crop in the area?
(a) Black tea.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Pyrethrum.
(d) Green tea.

3. Who is Ngotho's employer's wife who is described as being too thin?
(a) Njeri.
(b) Juliana.
(c) Mwihaki.
(d) Memsahib.

4. What does Mwihaki like to do with flowers, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) Pick them for her mother.
(b) Pick them and throw them at Njoroge.
(c) Weave them into necklaces and hair adornments.
(d) Pick them for her sister.

5. What is the verb in the sentence used by the teacher to demonstrate person in Chapter 5?
(a) Jump.
(b) Talk.
(c) Stand.
(d) Walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the Indians called Gandhi in Chapter 1?

2. Who is the big daughter of Jacobo?

3. What aspect of Boro's character makes him a good leader for the Freedom Fighters, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?

4. The threatening note presented by Jacobo in Chapter 12 says, "STOP YOUR MURDEROUS ACTIVITIES. OR ELSE WE SHALL COME FOR" what (98)?

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

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