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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapters 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says "Education is the light of Kenya," according to Kamau in Chapter 4 (38)?
(a) Jomo.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Memsahib.
(d) Nganga.

2. What does Mr. Howlands consider black men and the Mau Mau to be in Chapter 10?
(a) Savages.
(b) Easy advocaries.
(c) Supreme threats.
(d) Warriors.

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

4. For whom did the Kenyans fight in the second Big War?
(a) The British.
(b) The French.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The Italians.

5. What does Mwihaki like to do with flowers, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) Pick them for her mother.
(b) Weave them into necklaces and hair adornments.
(c) Pick them and throw them at Njoroge.
(d) Pick them for her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What oath does the narrator say Ngotho would not take at his son's hand or instruction in Chapter 8?

2. What city can be seen in the distance from the hill at Njoroge's home?

3. Who arranged the meeting in the market place that Njoroge recalls in the "Interlude"?

4. Who is said to have changed because of the war in Chapter 4?

5. Who shouts in the end of Chapter 9, "Never! Never! Black people must rise up and fight" (75)?

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