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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 did the teacher Isaka go the year before Njoroge finished the first school?
(a) Kihii.
(b) Thingira.
(c) Nyumba.
(d) Nyeri.

2. How is Boro's voice described when saying to Mr. Howlands in Chapter 16, "Have you anything to say in your defence" (128)?
(a) Enraged.
(b) Triumphant.
(c) Flat.
(d) Sympathetic.

3. What is to happen to Boro in Chapter 18?
(a) He is to be exiled.
(b) He is to be executed.
(c) He is to be freed.
(d) He is to serve life in prison.

4. What is Njoroge's first impulse when he learns that he will be able to attend high school in Chapter 13?
(a) To write to his mother.
(b) To ask his father's permission.
(c) To sign up.
(d) To thank God.

5. 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)?
(a) "Black men."
(b) "White men."
(c) "White women."
(d) "Black women."

Short Answer Questions

1. Like whom does Mr. Howlands tell Njoroge he will be castrated in Chapter 15?

2. With what does Njoroge intend to kill himself in Chapter 18?

3. Where is Mwihaki assigned to go to school after not scoring very well on her Secondary School testing?

4. How many players are there on the football team for Siriana?

5. What was Mr. Howlands drinking on the night that he died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Ngotho express hope in Njoroge in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 13?

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

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

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