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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ngũgĩ’s first story get published?
(a) His school magazine.
(b) His own book.
(c) The local newspaper.
(d) A short story collection.

2. The letter John gave to Ngũgĩ suggested to him that he may have finally succeeded in doing what?
(a) Converting someone.
(b) Passing exams.
(c) Being accepted to university.
(d) Committing a sin.

3. Who did Ngũgĩ’s friend Kimani want to talk about constantly?
(a) Dale Carnegie.
(b) Himself.
(c) Kenneth.
(d) Tolstoy.

4. What did Ngũgĩ’s first challenger as dorm prefect do in the dorm, which was against the rules?
(a) He drank.
(b) He partied all night.
(c) He smoked.
(d) He broke the door.

5. What was the first book Ngũgĩ read that he says spoke to his Black experience?
(a) Sherlock Holmes stories.
(b) King Solomon’s Mines.
(c) Cry, the Beloved Country.
(d) Up from Slavery.

6. In the story the old man told in Chapter 63, where was the ex-chief banished to?
(a) England.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Marsapit.
(d) America.

7. From what school was Johnny the Red a graduate?
(a) Alliance.
(b) Duke of York.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Prince of Wales.

8. When Ngũgĩ‘s brother held his hand in Chapter 74, Ngũgĩ said it was clear that he was his what?
(a) Best Friend.
(b) Hero.
(c) Favorite sibling.
(d) Teacher.

9. When the other prisoners from Thĩmbĩgwa told the others Ngũgĩ was from Alliance, they said that colonial police did not want to see Black people what?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Imprisoned.
(c) Sad.
(d) Educated.

10. What surprised Ngũgĩ about what his fellow prisoners did in court in Chapter 70?
(a) They didn’t show up.
(b) They plead guilty.
(c) They plead innocent.
(d) They yelled at the officers.

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

12. Who did Ngũgĩ invite back home with him on Nairobi Saturday in Chapter 49?
(a) Justin Orange and Nicholas Assam.
(b) Josh Smith and Nicodemus Assam.
(c) Joshua Omange and Nicodemus Asinjo.
(d) Nicodemus Asinjo and Justin Omange.

13. What did Andrew and Ngũgĩ agree would help reduce racial tensions during their conversion in Chapter 46?
(a) Integrated schools.
(b) More social contact between races.
(c) Less social contact between races.
(d) Studying abroad.

14. After Mr. Rifleman lied on the stand, what words of his mother did Ngũgĩ recall?
(a) Time heals all wounds.
(b) The Golden Rule.
(c) Truth never dies.
(d) Love wins.

15. What did Ngũgĩ say that Edward Carey Francis' final School Assembly speech represented?
(a) Graduation.
(b) Formal eviction from Alliance.
(c) Formal divorce from Alliance.
(d) Uncertainty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Ngũgĩ’s friend who worked with him on the Christmas pageant in Chapter 53?

2. What was the subject of the fight between The Bishop and The General?

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

4. What did Ngũgĩ equate the passage of time in prison to in Chapter 68?

5. What does Ngũgĩ say are still crouched, waiting for their time to pounce at the end of Chapter 56?

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