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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 name of the homeguard post where Njoroge is summoned in Chapter 15?
(a) The House of Pain.
(b) The House of the Rising Sun.
(c) The Oxen House.
(d) The Halfway House.

2. How much per yard does Njoroge tell the woman that the dress is when she asks at the market in Chapter 16?
(a) Five per yard.
(b) Two per yard.
(c) One per yard.
(d) Three per yard.

3. Who walks with Njoroge to the Christian gathering in Chapter 12?
(a) Kori.
(b) Mucatha.
(c) Kiarie.
(d) Thingira.

4. Like whom does Mr. Howlands tell Njoroge he will be castrated in Chapter 15?
(a) His son.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the line from this hymn from Chapter 12 translate to in English (as expressed in the next verse)? "Nitugu-u-kugoca Je-e-Jesu" (99)?

2. According to the narrator in describing the night of Mr. Howland's death, it is stated that "He had discovered that" who "could be a good relief" (128)?

3. Where does Njoroge believe Mwihaki's brother has gone in Chapter 13?

4. What is the English translation of the phrase "Mikono juu" (100)?

5. Where does the narrator say Boro and Kori keep their beds in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the headmaster of the Siriana Secondary School described in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 15?

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

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

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

5. How is Njoroge's daily morning routine described in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 15?

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. 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?

9. What does Njoroge attempt to do in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 18? What stops him?

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

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