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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. What does the narrator say the Indians called Gandhi in Chapter 1?
(a) Bomet.
(b) Babu.
(c) Narok.
(d) Nandi.
2. How long has it been since Njoroge first began school when Chapter 7 begins?
(a) Two years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.
3. Who arranged the meeting in the market place that Njoroge recalls in the "Interlude"?
(a) Ngotho.
(b) Mucatha.
(c) The Mau Mau.
(d) K.A.U.
4. Njuka is the name that is given to whom, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) A white man.
(b) An Indian boy.
(c) A newcomer.
(d) A baby.
5. What oath does the narrator say Ngotho would not take at his son's hand or instruction in Chapter 8?
(a) The Abyei oath.
(b) The Mau Mau oath.
(c) The Anzaniya oath.
(d) The Anyanya oath.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who sits next to Ngotho at the meeting on the first day of the strike?
2. The narrator states in Chapter 1 that "time and bad conditions do not favour" what (3)?
3. Who are Njeri's three sons?
4. Who shouts in the end of Chapter 9, "Never! Never! Black people must rise up and fight" (75)?
5. Who is Njoroge's brother who died in the war?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the strike cause conflict in Njoroge's home in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 6?
2. How did his service in the war change Boro?
3. Who is Isaka and how is he described in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 4?
4. How does Njoroge describe Stephen Howlands in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 4?
5. Who is Kiarie and what information does he relate in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 6?
6. How is Ngotho described in the beginning of the novel?
7. What is K.A.U. and how is it described in the narrative?
8. Why does Lucia become upset when the white woman visits her classroom in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 5?
9. How have Jacobo and Mr. Howlands' positions within the community changed in Part 2: "Darkness Falls"?
10. Where does Njoroge's family move in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 7? Why?
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