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

2. Who is the big daughter of Jacobo?
(a) Njeri.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Nyokabi.
(d) Memsahib.

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

4. The narrator states in Chapter 1 that "time and bad conditions do not favour" what (3)?
(a) "Youth."
(b) "Society."
(c) "People."
(d) "Beauty."

5. What word from the novel refers to a woman's abode?
(a) Thingira.
(b) Kihii.
(c) Kipanga.
(d) Nyumba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Njoroge recall a young Indian boy giving him, causing his mother to rebuke him, in Chapter 4?

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

3. Who is Ngotho's second wife?

4. Who does Kamau say Boro called Jomo in Chapter 5?

5. Which of Boro's friends comes to push for and discuss the strike at Njoroge's home in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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