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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 57- 62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What detective writer did Ngũgĩ begin to read and attempt to emulate in Chapter 50?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Booker T. Washington.
(c) Allan Paton.
(d) Edgar Wallace.

2. What author who speaks about religion did Gaitho introduce Ngũgĩ to?
(a) Albert Saltzman.
(b) Billy Graham.
(c) William Schweitzer.
(d) Albert Schweitzer.

3. With whom does Ngũgĩ share the top of the class after exams?
(a) Hiram Karani and Leonard Mbũgua.
(b) Henry Chasia and Hiram Karani.
(c) Moses Gauthere and Kenneth Wanjai.
(d) Kenneth Wanjai and Leonard Mbũgua.

4. Who was the “leader” of Ngũgĩ’s three person cabal?
(a) Joseph Omange.
(b) Elijah Omange.
(c) Elijah Kahnoki.
(d) Joseph Kahnoki.

5. What word does Ngũgĩ use to describe Alliance High School?
(a) Sanctuary.
(b) Encampment.
(c) Prison.
(d) Safe space.

Short Answer Questions

1. What paper does Ngũgĩ opt to take for the sole purpose of his ego in Chapter 55?

2. What is the title of Part II?

3. What did Ngũgĩ say he learned the power of during his volunteer time at Mutonguini?

4. The old woman responded to Ngũgĩ by saying, “We are all children of” whom on page 158?

5. What university’s opening lead to secondary schools becoming more focused on college prep?

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