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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. Njoroge tells Mwihaki in Chapter 13, "You and I can only put faith in" what (106)?
(a) "Peace."
(b) "Justice."
(c) "Hope."
(d) "Love."
2. Who are facing murder charges for the death of Mr. Howlands?
(a) Kiarie and Lucia.
(b) Boro and Kamau.
(c) Kori and Memsahib.
(d) Kiarie and Mwangi.
3. For how long has Njoroge worked for the Indian at the market in Chapter 16?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Less than a month.
(c) About two months.
(d) Over three months.
4. Whom does Njoroge know that he must see in the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Kiarie.
(b) Boro.
(c) Memsahib.
(d) Mwihaki.
5. According to the narrator in describing the night of Mr. Howland's death, it is stated that "He had discovered that" who "could be a good relief" (128)?
(a) "White men."
(b) "Black women."
(c) "White women."
(d) "Black men."
Short Answer Questions
1. How much per yard does Njoroge tell the woman that the dress is when she asks at the market in Chapter 16?
2. Who is the letter on the school purportedly from in Chapter 10?
3. The narrator states in Chapter 15 of Mr. Howlands, "For Ngotho had become for him a symbol of" what (120)?
4. How is the roof of the office in which Mr. Howlands sits described in Chapter 10?
5. Before Njoroge started school, he was lent to his distant uncle to help him in doing what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the headmaster of the Siriana Secondary School described in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 15?
2. Why does Ngotho express hope in Njoroge in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 13?
3. Why does Ngotho believe Njoroge has come home in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 16? Is this true?
4. What does Njoroge attempt to do in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 18? What stops him?
5. How have Mr. Howlands' views of blacks in Kenya changed in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 10?
6. How does Njoroge perceive his fellow students and teachers at the Siriana Secondary School?
7. What is revealed to have happened on the night that Ngotho died in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 17?
8. What happens along the journey to the Christian gathering in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 12?
9. How does Mwihaki describe her home life in her letter in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 14?
10. Why are Ngotho's wife and son taken away in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 10? How does he respond to the situation?
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