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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Njeri's three sons?
(a) Ngotho, Kamau, and Njoroge.
(b) Njoroge, Isaka, and Boro.
(c) Boro, Kori, and Kamau.
(d) Memsahib, Jacobo, and Kori.

2. Who is said to have changed because of the war in Chapter 4?
(a) Boro.
(b) Kori.
(c) Ngotho.
(d) Jomo.

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

4. Who is Lucia's mother?
(a) Juliana.
(b) Memsahib.
(c) Mwihaki.
(d) Nganga.

5. What is the local town that is described in Chapter 1?
(a) Mombasa.
(b) Kisumu.
(c) Kipanga.
(d) Eldoret.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many wives does the village carpenter have?

3. What word does the teacher use to demonstrate the sound for "e" in Chapter 4?

4. Who is Suzannah's first child?

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

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