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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. How many players are there on the football team for Siriana?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 16.
(d) 11.

2. What test does Njoroge pass in order to get into high school?
(a) K.I.E.R.
(b) K.T.R.T.
(c) K.A.P.E.
(d) K.K.N.P.

3. The narrator notes in Chapter 13, "Somehow the Gikuyu people always saw their deliverance as embodied in" what (104)?
(a) "Education."
(b) "Submission."
(c) "Jesus."
(d) "Fighting."

4. What is described in Chapter 12 as "the only thing that could now give [Boro] fire and boldness" (102)?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Family.
(c) Land.
(d) Justice.

5. What does Boro do after his father dies in Chapter 16?
(a) He holds his mother.
(b) He collapses on the floor weeping.
(c) He runs from the hut.
(d) He holds his brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Jacobo say he found the threatening note he shows Mr. Howlands in Chapter 12?

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

4. How is the roof of the office in which Mr. Howlands sits described in Chapter 10?

5. How is Boro's voice described when saying to Mr. Howlands in Chapter 16, "Have you anything to say in your defence" (128)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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