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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 63-75.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 61, after being released, the officer summons Ngũgĩ back stating that he did what?
(a) Cheated on his exams.
(b) Left his wallet behind.
(c) Lied.
(d) Resisted arrest and assaulted a police officer.

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

3. What Billy Graham movie was screened at the school?
(a) Souls in Conflict.
(b) Spiritual Conflicts.
(c) Souls in Heaven.
(d) Spirt of Heaven.

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

5. What experience from Alliance helped Ngũgĩ during his trial in Chapter 74?
(a) Debating.
(b) Being Bullied.
(c) Acting.
(d) Praying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Princess did Ngũgĩ see with the Nairobi scouts in Chapter 34?

2. What did teacher Joseph Kariuki introduce students to, which they began to memorize in the hopes of wooing girls?

3. What first for Ngũgĩ is foreshadowed at the end of Chapter 22?

4. In Chapter 55, Ngũgĩ studied hard for exams in the hopes of attending which university?

5. Who unexpectedly visited Ngũgĩ and his brother and mother in the field in Chapter 31?

(see the answer key)

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