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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Kamau say Boro called Jomo in Chapter 5?
(a) The Black Moses.
(b) The Black Noah.
(c) The Black Judas.
(d) The Black Jesus.

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

3. What is the name of God's tree in the creation story related by Ngotho in Chapter 2?
(a) Mukuyu.
(b) Mwihaki.
(c) Maua.
(d) Kipanga.

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

5. Who is the big daughter of Jacobo?
(a) Lucia.
(b) Memsahib.
(c) Nyokabi.
(d) Njeri.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Njoroge and Kamau go to the forest to search for in Chapter 4?

2. What Kenyan dish is Nyokabi making when Njoroge and his father talk about the approaching of school beginning in Chapter 4?

3. Njuka is the name that is given to whom, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

4. The bush around what kind of trees is said to be a holy place in Chapter 2?

5. How did Kori injure himself escaping in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the relationship between Ngotho and Mr. Howlands depicted in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 3?

2. Why does the strike cause conflict in Njoroge's home in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 6?

3. Who is Mwihaki and how did Njoroge come to know her?

4. How did his service in the war change Boro?

5. How does Njoroge describe Stephen Howlands in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 4?

6. Who is Kiarie and what information does he relate in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 6?

7. What does the land represent symbolically to Mr. Howlands?

8. What is the political atmosphere of Njoroge's homeland in the opening of the novel?

9. Who are the members of Njoroge's family? To whom is he closest?

10. What does the land represent to Ngotho in the novel?

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