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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. Mwihaki tells Njoroge in Chapter 13, "When people go away, they tend to" do what (105)?
(a) "Regret their homelands."
(b) "Grow as individuals and as leaders."
(c) "Look back and wish they had never left."
(d) "Forget those that they left behind."

2. To whom does Njoroge associate the Gikuyu people in Chapter 5?
(a) The children of Israel.
(b) The Jews in Germany.
(c) The soldiers of war.
(d) The slaves in America.

3. The narrator states in Chapter 12 that Mr. Howlands wants is to bring Ngotho to what?
(a) His home in England.
(b) His land in America.
(c) Submissive humiliation.
(d) Understanding of authority.

4. What is described in Chapter 12 as "the only thing that could now give [Boro] fire and boldness" (102)?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Family.
(c) Justice.
(d) Land.

5. What does Boro do after his father dies in Chapter 16?
(a) He collapses on the floor weeping.
(b) He holds his mother.
(c) He runs from the hut.
(d) He holds his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Immediately how did Ngotho feel after Jacobo's death, according to the narrator in Chapter 15?

2. Who is the male teacher that Njoroge recalls teaching his first lesson in school?

3. How much money does the woman at the dress shop demand as a price before leaving in Chapter 16?

4. What currency is being used at the dress shop in Chapter 16?

5. With what hero from the Bible does Njoroge admire and often identify himself?

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