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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 is the English translation of the phrase "Mikono juu" (100)?
(a) "Who are you?"
(b) "Leave in peace."
(c) "Hands up."
(d) "Hello."

2. Who broke the news of Mwihaki's father's death to her?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The coroner.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The headmistress.

3. Where does Njoroge suggest going with Mwihaki in Chapter 18?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Uganda.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) South Africa.

4. What is to happen to Boro in Chapter 18?
(a) He is to be executed.
(b) He is to be freed.
(c) He is to be exiled.
(d) He is to serve life in prison.

5. How is Boro's voice described when saying to Mr. Howlands in Chapter 16, "Have you anything to say in your defence" (128)?
(a) Enraged.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) Triumphant.
(d) Flat.

Short Answer Questions

1. The High School for Europeans is located a few miles from where, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?

2. What does Boro do after his father dies in Chapter 16?

3. What currency is being used at the dress shop in Chapter 16?

4. Whom does Boro declare must be killed in Chapter 12?

5. What does Mwihaki claim to be the aspect that holds her to her homeland in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ngotho express hope in Njoroge in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 13?

2. What has Ngotho done that brings conflict and pain to his family in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 15? Why has he committed this act?

3. What does the narrator say the Mau Mau represent to Mr. Howlands in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 10?

4. What is described as Boro's driving force in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 12? Why?

5. What is revealed to have happened on the night that Ngotho died in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 17?

6. Why does Ngotho believe Njoroge has come home in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 16? Is this true?

7. How has Mr. Howlands come to feel about his work in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 12?

8. How does Mwihaki describe her home life in her letter in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 14?

9. How have Mr. Howlands' views of blacks in Kenya changed in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 10?

10. What is the dynamic between Mwihaki and Njoroge when they meet on the hill in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 13?

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