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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapters 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Njoroge associate the Gikuyu people in Chapter 5?
(a) The slaves in America.
(b) The soldiers of war.
(c) The Jews in Germany.
(d) The children of Israel.

2. Who does Njoroge come home to find crying and in dispute with Ngotho in Chapter 6?
(a) Nyokabi.
(b) Thingira.
(c) Kihii.
(d) Kiarie.

3. What is the answer when the teachers asks of the sound "U-u-u-u-u-u" "What animal says this?" (34)?
(a) A dog.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A cow.

4. Where is Mr. Howlands from?
(a) The United States.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Australia.

5. Who is the big son of Jacobo?
(a) John.
(b) Njeri.
(c) Ngotho.
(d) Isaka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the Indians called Gandhi in Chapter 1?

2. What Kenyan dish is Nyokabi making when Njoroge and his father talk about the approaching of school beginning in Chapter 4?

3. Who leads Njoroge to school on his first day in Chapter 2?

4. With whom does Njoroge associate Adam from the Bible?

5. What does Mwihaki like to do with flowers, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?

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