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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. Immediately how did Ngotho feel after Jacobo's death, according to the narrator in Chapter 15?
(a) Valiant.
(b) Regretful.
(c) Grateful.
(d) Sorrowful.

2. Where does Jacobo say he found the threatening note he shows Mr. Howlands in Chapter 12?
(a) At Mr. Howlands' door.
(b) On the church door.
(c) On the school doors.
(d) On his doorstep.

3. The narrator states in Chapter 15 of Mr. Howlands, "For Ngotho had become for him a symbol of" what (120)?
(a) "The savages who walked the earth."
(b) "Good versus evil."
(c) "Evil that now stood in his path."
(d) "Men who made him ashamed."

4. Where does the narrator say Boro and Kori keep their beds in Chapter 10?
(a) In Njeri's hut.
(b) In Njoroge's hut.
(c) In Nyosabi's hut.
(d) In Ngotho's hut.

5. Where does Njoroge go first every day after roll call at school in Chapter 15?
(a) To class.
(b) To the chapel.
(c) To the dining hall.
(d) To the garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object led Mr. Howlands to the discovery of who murdered Jacobo?

2. Who suggests to Njoroge that he stay in school despite the letter in Chapter 10?

3. On what day of the week does Njoroge set out to kill himself in Chapter 18?

4. How much per yard does Njoroge tell the woman that the dress is when she asks at the market in Chapter 16?

5. What test does Njoroge pass in order to get into high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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