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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 Mr. Howlands consider black men and the Mau Mau to be in Chapter 10?
(a) Savages.
(b) Easy advocaries.
(c) Warriors.
(d) Supreme threats.

2. Who suggests to Njoroge that he stay in school despite the letter in Chapter 10?
(a) Kamau.
(b) Njuguna.
(c) Boro.
(d) Ngotho.

3. What is described in Chapter 14 as a famous school for European boys?
(a) The Beck School.
(b) The Hill School.
(c) The Oakland School.
(d) The Ross School.

4. What object led Mr. Howlands to the discovery of who murdered Jacobo?
(a) A knife.
(b) A notebook.
(c) A rope.
(d) A gun.

5. How is the roof of the office in which Mr. Howlands sits described in Chapter 10?
(a) Red tile.
(b) Gray tile.
(c) Red brick.
(d) Blue tile.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, the narrator describes Njoroge as seeing himself as an old man of what age?

2. Njoroge tells Mwihaki in Chapter 13, "You and I can only put faith in" what (106)?

3. What is the name of the homeguard post where Njoroge is summoned in Chapter 15?

4. How long has it been since the death of Ngotho and Mr. Howlands in Chapter 16?

5. How is the Siriana Secondary School described by the narrator in the opening of Chapter 14 (108)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where is Njoroge taken when he is taken from school in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 15? Why?

3. To what school is Mwihaki assigned after passing K.A.P.E. in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 13? Why?

4. What happens along the journey to the Christian gathering in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 12?

5. 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?

6. How has Mwihaki changed when she encounters Njoroge in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 11?

7. What bad omens are described in the beginning of Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 15?

8. Where is Njoroge working in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 17? How does he feel about his employment?

9. How does Njoroge perceive his fellow students and teachers at the Siriana Secondary School?

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

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