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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. How many wives does the village carpenter have?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. Who is Suzannah's second son?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Peter.
(c) Paul.
(d) Michael.

3. What term from the novel refers to a man's habitation, such as the one belonging to Njoroge's father?
(a) Kihii.
(b) Nganga.
(c) Thingira.
(d) Kipanga.

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

5. What word in Chapter 5 refers to an uncircumcised man?
(a) Kihii.
(b) Asante.
(c) Chakula.
(d) Hatare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the local town that is described in Chapter 1?

2. What is the answer when the teachers asks of the sound "U-u-u-u-u-u" "What animal says this?" (34)?

3. What is the name of the village were Njoroge lives in Chapter 1?

4. Who is the big son of Jacobo?

5. Who is Ngotho's second wife?

(see the answer key)

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