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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 is the big son of Jacobo?
(a) John.
(b) Njeri.
(c) Ngotho.
(d) Isaka.
2. Who leads Njoroge to school on his first day in Chapter 2?
(a) Isaka.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Mwihaki.
(d) Memsahib.
3. Who is said to have been arrested in the "Interlude"?
(a) Kipanga.
(b) Mucatha.
(c) Dedan.
(d) Jomo.
4. What term from the novel refers to a man's habitation, such as the one belonging to Njoroge's father?
(a) Kipanga.
(b) Nganga.
(c) Kihii.
(d) Thingira.
5. Dedan Kimathi is referred to as the leader of what group in Chapter 8?
(a) The Abyei Liberation Front.
(b) The Kenyan Liberation Front.
(c) The African Freedom Army.
(d) Alliance of Revolutionary Forces of Kenya.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the village carpenter?
2. What does Nyokabi tell Njoroge she will buy him when his father gets paid in the beginning of Chapter 1?
3. Who sits next to Ngotho at the meeting on the first day of the strike?
4. What term in Chapter 9 means "goodbye"?
5. According to Karanja's story in Chapter 8, at what time did Dedan Kimathi say he would visit the police station in Nyeri?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did his service in the war change Boro?
2. What do the blacks of Kenya expect to be the outcome of Jomo's trial in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 9?
3. What does Nairobi represent symbolically to Njoroge and others in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 5?
4. How does the narrator describe Ngotho's change in demeanor in the conclusion of Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 8?
5. How does Karanja describe Mau Mau in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 9?
6. How is Ngotho described in the beginning of the novel?
7. How does Njoroge feel about attending school? How does he discover he will attend in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 1?
8. What is Njoroge's religious faith? How is this demonstrated in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 5?
9. Why does Lucia become upset when the white woman visits her classroom in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 5?
10. What is the political atmosphere of Njoroge's homeland in the opening of the novel?
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