View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapters 8 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Jomo Kenyatta serve as Kenya's Prime Minister?
(a) 1942-1959.
(b) 1960-1962.
(c) 1963-1964.
(d) 1965-1972.

2. Who leads Njoroge to school on his first day in Chapter 2?
(a) Isaka.
(b) Memsahib.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Mwihaki.

3. Who is the teacher that teaches Njoroge's class English in Chapter 5?
(a) Kamau.
(b) Isaka.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Mwangi.

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

5. Who says of Jomo in Chapter 9, "It knew he would lose. I always said that all white men are the same. His lawyers must have been bribed" (74)?
(a) Kori.
(b) Kihii.
(c) Nyokabi.
(d) Isaka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the verb in the sentence used by the teacher to demonstrate person in Chapter 5?

2. What grade are Njoroge and Mwihaki in when the begin to learn English in Chapter 5?

3. What word from the "Interlude" means freedom?

4. How does Njoroge end up in Mwihaki's class in Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 199 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample