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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the "Interlude" means freedom?
(a) Wiyathi.
(b) Mucatha.
(c) Memsahib.
(d) Kiarie.

2. With what hero from the Bible does Njoroge admire and often identify himself?
(a) David.
(b) Moses.
(c) John.
(d) Matthew.

3. Who is Suzannah's first child?
(a) Jason.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Peter.

4. What grade are Njoroge and Mwihaki in when the begin to learn English in Chapter 5?
(a) Standard V.
(b) Standard VI.
(c) Standard IV.
(d) Standard III.

5. What term from the novel refers to a man's habitation, such as the one belonging to Njoroge's father?
(a) Thingira.
(b) Kihii.
(c) Nganga.
(d) Kipanga.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the big son of Jacobo?

2. What language do the Kikuyu people speak?

3. What word in Chapter 6 refers to the Government?

4. What word from the novel refers to a woman's abode?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How much time has passed in the "Interlude" between Parts 1 and 2 of the novel? What tone is established in this brief chapter?

2. How did his service in the war change Boro?

3. How is Ngotho described in the beginning of the novel?

4. What event is described as happening in Murang'a in the "Interlude"? Why is it significant?

5. What is Njoroge's religious faith? How is this demonstrated in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 5?

6. How does the narrator describe Ngotho's change in demeanor in the conclusion of Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 8?

7. What does Nairobi represent symbolically to Njoroge and others in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 5?

8. Who are the members of Njoroge's family? To whom is he closest?

9. What does Boro say about union and division in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 9?

10. Why is Kamau upset about Nganga in Part 1: "The Waning Light," Chapter 2?

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