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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31 - 45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the AEMO charged with after the statement they put out following the March elections?
(a) Defamation.
(b) Murder.
(c) Conspiracy.
(d) Treason.

2. What is the name of the man who tells Ngũgĩ where to find his family in Chapter 1?
(a) Kenneth.
(b) Good Wallace.
(c) Charity.
(d) Mwangi.

3. From where did Ngũgĩ return home in April 1955?
(a) Alliance High School.
(b) Limuru.
(c) Makerere University.
(d) Alliance University.

4. What did Ngũgĩ say “had come to symbolize continuity despite the many changes in my life” (117)?
(a) His sister’s tea.
(b) His mother’s roasted potatoes.
(c) His bed.
(d) His father’s presence.

5. Who unexpectedly visited Ngũgĩ and his brother and mother in the field in Chapter 31?
(a) Edward Carey Francis.
(b) His father.
(c) Joseph Kariuki.
(d) Allan Ogot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ngũgĩ’s new home village?

2. Where would Ngũgĩ be screened by Government officials?

3. What purchase restores Ngũgĩ’s pride in Kikuyi?

4. Why were government officials taking fingerprints at Alliance in Chapter 18?

5. What did Ngũgĩ think might help quiet his spiritual doubts?

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