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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. Njuka is the name that is given to whom, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) A newcomer.
(b) An Indian boy.
(c) A baby.
(d) A white man.

2. Who are facing murder charges for the death of Mr. Howlands?
(a) Kiarie and Lucia.
(b) Kiarie and Mwangi.
(c) Kori and Memsahib.
(d) Boro and Kamau.

3. Who shouts in the end of Chapter 9, "Never! Never! Black people must rise up and fight" (75)?
(a) Kori.
(b) Kiarie.
(c) Boro.
(d) Mwangi.

4. Who is said to have changed because of the war in Chapter 4?
(a) Jomo.
(b) Ngotho.
(c) Boro.
(d) Kori.

5. What has Jacobo chosen to do after the incident at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?
(a) To have Ngotho murdered.
(b) To have Ngotho's family exiled from the village.
(c) To kick Ngotho off his land.
(d) To have Ngotho sent to a detainment center.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the letter on the school purportedly from in Chapter 10?

2. What did Ngotho pay for his son to become an apprentice to the village carpenter?

3. What grade are Njoroge and Mwihaki in when the begin to learn English in Chapter 5?

4. The narrator states in Chapter 12 that Mr. Howlands wants is to bring Ngotho to what?

5. In Chapter 14, Stephen says, "And when you are walking in Nairobi or in the country, though the sky may be clear and the sun smiling, you are still not free to enjoy the friendliness of the sky because you are aware of" what (110-111)?

(see the answer key)

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