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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many wives does the village carpenter have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. Whom does Boro express delay in killing in Chapter 12?
(a) Isaka.
(b) Ngotho.
(c) Mr. Howlands.
(d) Kiarie.

3. As they part ways in Chapter 13, Njoroge feels ashamed of having thought Mwihaki to be what?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Weak.
(c) Frivolous.
(d) Sinister.

4. How does Njoroge end up in Mwihaki's class in Chapter 4?
(a) He is demoted one grade.
(b) He is held back for one grade.
(c) He is promoted one grade.
(d) He is sent to the girls' school.

5. Of Mr. Howlands, the narrator says in Chapter 10, "To submit to his wife was to listen to the voice of" what (77)?
(a) "God."
(b) "Propriety."
(c) "England."
(d) "Insolence."

Short Answer Questions

1. What oath does the narrator say Ngotho would not take at his son's hand or instruction in Chapter 8?

2. Who is the teacher that teaches Njoroge's class English in Chapter 5?

3. What color jerseys do the homeguards of Jacobo wear in Chapter 11?

4. The bush around what kind of trees is said to be a holy place in Chapter 2?

5. Who arranged the meeting in the market place that Njoroge recalls in the "Interlude"?

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