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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. Who does Njoroge realize the European woman was who came to his English class in Chapter 5?
(a) Kori's fiancee.
(b) Isaka's wife.
(c) Ngotho's adoptive mother.
(d) Mr. Howland's daughter.

2. With whom does Njoroge associate Eve from the Bible?
(a) Mumbi.
(b) Kipanga.
(c) Kihii.
(d) Gikuyu.

3. The narrator states in Chapter 1 that "time and bad conditions do not favour" what (3)?
(a) "Beauty."
(b) "Youth."
(c) "People."
(d) "Society."

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

5. What does Mwihaki discover when she rushes home to announced she has passed in school in Chapter 7?
(a) That her father has been promoted.
(b) That her father has been exiled.
(c) That her father has been murdered.
(d) That her father has been attacked.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Kamau apprenticeshipping to become in Chapter 1?

3. For whom did the Kenyans fight in the second Big War?

4. To whom does Njoroge associate the Gikuyu people in Chapter 5?

5. In what season does Njoroge's homeland become green and adorned with white flowers?

(see the answer key)

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