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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapters 14 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What test does Njoroge pass in order to get into high school?
(a) K.K.N.P.
(b) K.T.R.T.
(c) K.I.E.R.
(d) K.A.P.E.

2. When does Stephen tell Njoroge that he will be moving away with his family when they first talk in Chapter 14?
(a) Next week.
(b) Next year.
(c) Next semester.
(d) Next month.

3. What word from the novel refers to a woman's abode?
(a) Nyumba.
(b) Kipanga.
(c) Thingira.
(d) Kihii.

4. According to Karanja's story in Chapter 8, at what time did Dedan Kimathi say he would visit the police station in Nyeri?
(a) 2:10 p.m.
(b) 9:00 a.m.
(c) 10:30 a.m.
(d) 3:30 p.m.

5. Who suggests to Njoroge that he stay in school despite the letter in Chapter 10?
(a) Ngotho.
(b) Njuguna.
(c) Kamau.
(d) Boro.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in Chapter 12 that Mr. Howlands wants is to bring Ngotho to what?

2. Where will Njoroge attend the big misson school for Secondary School?

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

4. Boro tells his brother Kori that he was one of how many who escaped in Chapter 8?

5. When did Jomo Kenyatta serve as Kenya's Prime Minister?

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