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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. What Kenyan dish is Nyokabi making when Njoroge and his father talk about the approaching of school beginning in Chapter 4?
(a) Irio.
(b) Ugali.
(c) Pilaf.
(d) Githeri.

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

3. At what kind of factory do many of the black people earn their living in Kipanga?
(a) A computer factory.
(b) A clothing factory.
(c) A car factory.
(d) A shoe factory.

4. What does Njoroge recall a young Indian boy giving him, causing his mother to rebuke him, in Chapter 4?
(a) A pair of shoes.
(b) A shirt.
(c) A candy.
(d) A loaf of bread.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the area in central Kenya called where Njoroge lives in Chapter 1?

2. Who is the village carpenter?

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

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

5. What does Nyokabi tell Njoroge she will buy him when his father gets paid in the beginning of Chapter 1?

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