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

2. Who does Njoroge come home to find crying and in dispute with Ngotho in Chapter 6?
(a) Thingira.
(b) Kihii.
(c) Nyokabi.
(d) Kiarie.

3. Like whom does Mr. Howlands tell Njoroge he will be castrated in Chapter 15?
(a) His brother.
(b) His son.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His father.

4. What is the local town that is described in Chapter 1?
(a) Kisumu.
(b) Mombasa.
(c) Eldoret.
(d) Kipanga.

5. Dedan Kimathi is referred to as the leader of what group in Chapter 8?
(a) The Abyei Liberation Front.
(b) The African Freedom Army.
(c) Alliance of Revolutionary Forces of Kenya.
(d) The Kenyan Liberation Front.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Njoroge go first every day after roll call at school in Chapter 15?

2. What does Boro refer to as "a law of nature" in Chapter 12 (102)?

3. For whom did the Kenyans fight in the second Big War?

4. What word in Chapter 5 refers to an uncircumcised man?

5. What is described as the "last hope" that had fled from Njoroge in Chapter 18 (134)?

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