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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 7 - "Interlude".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What have Kamau's wages been raised to in Chapter 7?
(a) 20 shillings.
(b) 50 shillings.
(c) 40 shillings.
(d) 30 shillings.

3. What grade are Njoroge and Mwihaki in when the begin to learn English in Chapter 5?
(a) Standard V.
(b) Standard VI.
(c) Standard IV.
(d) Standard III.

4. Who is the big son of Jacobo?
(a) Njeri.
(b) John.
(c) Isaka.
(d) Ngotho.

5. How is Ngotho injured at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?
(a) He is shot in the shoulder by police.
(b) He trips over a man and sprains his ankle.
(c) His arm is broken when he wrecks a car leaving.
(d) He is hit on the face with a police baton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ngotho pay for his son to become an apprentice to the village carpenter?

2. Where has the chief been killed in the "Interlude"?

3. What has Jacobo chosen to do after the incident at the strike meeting in Chapter 7?

4. Who is the male teacher that Njoroge recalls teaching his first lesson in school?

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

(see the answer key)

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