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

2. With whom has Mwihaki gone to stay during this vacation from school in Chapter 12?
(a) Mucatha.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Boro.
(d) Kiarie.

3. To whom does Ngotho tell Boro to turn his eyes as he dies in Chapter 16?
(a) His mother and brother.
(b) Murungu and Ruriri.
(c) Kiarie.
(d) Jomo.

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 serve life in prison.
(d) He is to be exiled.

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

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. The threatening note presented by Jacobo in Chapter 12 says, "STOP YOUR MURDEROUS ACTIVITIES. OR ELSE WE SHALL COME FOR" what (98)?

3. Of Mr. Howlands, the narrator says in Chapter 10, "To submit to his wife was to listen to the voice of" what (77)?

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

5. In Chapter 14, Stephen says, "And when you are walking in Nairobi or in the country, though the sky may be clear and the sun smiling, you are still not free to enjoy the friendliness of the sky because you are aware of" what (110-111)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What message is pinned to Njoroge's school in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 10? Who is it from?

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

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

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

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

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

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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