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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 15 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What image does Ngũgĩ use to describe his fear of British forces?
(a) Bears.
(b) Lions.
(c) Bloodhounds.
(d) Tigers.

2. What did Ngũgĩ discover when he arrived at his home in the beginning of the memoir?
(a) His sister had a baby
(b) His mother has made him a special dinner. .
(c) His brother has returned.
(d) It is nothing but rubble.

3. Who does Ngũgĩ run into at a tailor shop in Kikuyi?
(a) Kenneth Mbgũa.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) Igogo.

4. Who does Ngũgĩ think about while walking home at the beginning of the memoir?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His teachers.
(c) His brother Good Wallace.
(d) His friend Kenneth.

5. When did Ngũgĩ begin school at Alliance?
(a) January, 1955.
(b) October, 1952.
(c) April, 1950.
(d) December, 1959.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man who tells Ngũgĩ where to find his family in Chapter 1?

2. From whom did Ngũgĩ receive a long letter regarding whether one needed a license to write?

3. In Chapter 1, what is the one thing left standing where Ngũgĩ’s home used to be?

4. From where did Ngũgĩ return home in April 1955?

5. Who was the new principal of Alliance in 1940?

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