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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Njuka is the name that is given to whom, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) A baby.
(b) A newcomer.
(c) A white man.
(d) An Indian boy.

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

3. What is the answer when the teachers asks of the sound "U-u-u-u-u-u" "What animal says this?" (34)?
(a) A cow.
(b) A dog.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A chicken.

4. Boro tells his brother Kori that he was one of how many who escaped in Chapter 8?
(a) Eight.
(b) Nine.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Njoroge come home to find crying and in dispute with Ngotho in Chapter 6?

2. What city can be seen in the distance from the hill at Njoroge's home?

3. How many wives does the village carpenter have?

4. How did Kori injure himself escaping in Chapter 8?

5. With what hero from the Bible does Njoroge admire and often identify himself?

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