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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. Where did Mwihaki's father learn English?
(a) Siriana.
(b) Kisumu.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Mombasa.
2. What does the narrator say the Indians called Gandhi in Chapter 1?
(a) Nandi.
(b) Narok.
(c) Babu.
(d) Bomet.
3. What does Mwihaki like to do with flowers, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) Pick them and throw them at Njoroge.
(b) Pick them for her sister.
(c) Weave them into necklaces and hair adornments.
(d) Pick them for her mother.
4. 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 sent to a detainment center.
(c) To have Ngotho's family exiled from the village.
(d) To kick Ngotho off his land.
5. Who is Suzannah's first child?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Peter.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Jason.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the village carpenter?
2. Who says of Jomo in Chapter 9, "It knew he would lose. I always said that all white men are the same. His lawyers must have been bribed" (74)?
3. At what kind of factory do many of the black people earn their living in Kipanga?
4. The narrator states in Chapter 1 that "time and bad conditions do not favour" what (3)?
5. Where is Mr. Howlands from?
Short Essay Questions
1. How have Jacobo and Mr. Howlands' positions within the community changed in Part 2: "Darkness Falls"?
2. Why does Lucia become upset when the white woman visits her classroom in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 5?
3. How does Karanja describe Mau Mau in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 9?
4. What does the barber symbolize in the novel?
5. Who is the historical figure referred to as Jomo in the novel?
6. What is the political atmosphere of Njoroge's homeland in the opening of the novel?
7. How is the relationship between Ngotho and Mr. Howlands depicted in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 3?
8. How is Ngotho described in the beginning of the novel?
9. Who are the members of Njoroge's family? To whom is he closest?
10. What does the land represent symbolically to Mr. Howlands?
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