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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. Whom will Njoroge be taught by at Siriana Secondary School for the first time?
(a) White men.
(b) Women.
(c) Black men.
(d) Men.

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

3. Before Njoroge started school, he was lent to his distant uncle to help him in doing what?
(a) Picking pyrithrem.
(b) Maintaining his shop.
(c) Picking strawberries.
(d) Looking after cattle.

4. The narrator states in Chapter 12 that Mr. Howlands wants is to bring Ngotho to what?
(a) His land in America.
(b) Submissive humiliation.
(c) His home in England.
(d) Understanding of authority.

5. As they part ways in Chapter 13, Njoroge feels ashamed of having thought Mwihaki to be what?
(a) Sinister.
(b) Frivolous.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Weak.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people, including the barber, were taken from their houses three nights ago and killed, according to Kamau in Chapter 11?

2. About what age does Njoroge claim to be when questioned by the officers in Chapter 15?

3. To whom does Ngotho tell Boro to turn his eyes as he dies in Chapter 16?

4. At what time does everyone have to be indoors as per the curfew order in Chapter 10?

5. What aspect of Boro's character makes him a good leader for the Freedom Fighters, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Kamau relate to Njoroge when Njoroge finds him in the village in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 11?

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

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

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

5. Where does Njoroge meet Stephen in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 14? How is Stephen described?

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

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

8. Why are Ngotho's wife and son taken away in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 10? How does he respond to the situation?

9. What is revealed in the message that Jacobo presents to Mr. Howlands in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 12? How does Mr. Howlands respond?

10. Where does Stephen tell Njoroge he is going in a month in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 14? How does he feel about it?

(see the answer keys)

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