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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 is Ngotho's employer's wife who is described as being too thin?
(a) Memsahib.
(b) Mwihaki.
(c) Juliana.
(d) Njeri.

2. The bush around what kind of trees is said to be a holy place in Chapter 2?
(a) Oak trees.
(b) Sycamore trees.
(c) Fig trees.
(d) Banana trees.

3. Who is Ngotho's second wife?
(a) Nganga.
(b) Nyokabi.
(c) Njeri.
(d) Lucia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of God's tree in the creation story related by Ngotho in Chapter 2?

2. The narrator states in Chapter 1 that "time and bad conditions do not favour" what (3)?

3. Who is the village carpenter?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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