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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 Kenyan dish is Nyokabi making when Njoroge and his father talk about the approaching of school beginning in Chapter 4?
(a) Ugali.
(b) Irio.
(c) Pilaf.
(d) Githeri.

2. What word does the teacher use to demonstrate the sound for "e" in Chapter 4?
(a) Peter.
(b) See.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Teacher.

3. Who does Njoroge realize the European woman was who came to his English class in Chapter 5?
(a) Ngotho's adoptive mother.
(b) Isaka's wife.
(c) Mr. Howland's daughter.
(d) Kori's fiancee.

4. Boro tells his brother Kori that he was one of how many who escaped in Chapter 8?
(a) Eight.
(b) Three.
(c) Nine.
(d) Five.

5. What does the narrator say the Indians called Gandhi in Chapter 1?
(a) Nandi.
(b) Narok.
(c) Babu.
(d) Bomet.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Jomo Kenyatta serve as Kenya's Prime Minister?

2. What is the verb in the sentence used by the teacher to demonstrate person in Chapter 5?

3. At what kind of factory do many of the black people earn their living in Kipanga?

4. What have Kamau's wages been raised to in Chapter 7?

5. What is Njoroge listening for when he falls asleep in the end of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Lucia become upset when the white woman visits her classroom in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 5?

4. What are Njoroge's reasons for avoiding Mwihaki in the beginning of Part 1: "The Waning Light"?

5. What is the twist ending of Karanja's story about Dedan Kimathi in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 8?

6. What event is described as happening in Murang'a in the "Interlude"? Why is it significant?

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

8. What do the blacks of Kenya expect to be the outcome of Jomo's trial in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 9?

9. What action does Ngotho commit during the strike meeting that causes conflict in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 7?

10. Where does Njoroge's family move in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 7? Why?

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