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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 is the name of the homeguard post where Njoroge is summoned in Chapter 15?
(a) The House of Pain.
(b) The Halfway House.
(c) The Oxen House.
(d) The House of the Rising Sun.

2. What does Mwihaki say firmly to Njoroge as they part in Chapter 13 (106)?
(a) "Do not forget me."
(b) "You are my brother."
(c) "I will wait for you."
(d) "You will do well."

3. Where does the narrator say Boro and Kori keep their beds in Chapter 10?
(a) In Njeri's hut.
(b) In Nyosabi's hut.
(c) In Njoroge's hut.
(d) In Ngotho's hut.

4. What object led Mr. Howlands to the discovery of who murdered Jacobo?
(a) A notebook.
(b) A rope.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

5. What did Boro's father find him out to be, according to Ngotho in Chapter 16?
(a) A monster.
(b) A traitor.
(c) A useless father.
(d) A coward.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the women at the market, the narrator states that Njoroge "did not want to look at them in the face because he thought they would see the dreams of his boyhood and" do what (126)?

2. The narrator notes in Chapter 13, "Somehow the Gikuyu people always saw their deliverance as embodied in" what (104)?

3. With whom has Mwihaki gone to stay during this vacation from school in Chapter 12?

4. On what day of the week does Njoroge set out to kill himself in Chapter 18?

5. What test does Njoroge pass in order to get into high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Njoroge taken when he is taken from school in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 15? Why?

2. What is the dynamic between Mwihaki and Njoroge when they meet on the hill in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 13?

3. What has Ngotho done that brings conflict and pain to his family in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 15? Why has he committed this act?

4. How is Njoroge's daily morning routine described in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 15?

5. Where does Njoroge meet Stephen in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 14? How is Stephen described?

6. What bad omens are described in the beginning of Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 15?

7. What is revealed in the message that Jacobo presents to Mr. Howlands in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 12? How does Mr. Howlands respond?

8. Where is Njoroge working in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 17? How does he feel about his employment?

9. How does Mwihaki describe her home life in her letter in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 14?

10. How has Mwihaki changed when she encounters Njoroge in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 11?

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