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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In Chapter 63, who did the old man say the ex-chief had to “disappear” after he found the secret armory?
(a) His son.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His brother.

3. On the stand, Ngũgĩ says he feels the power of what?
(a) The officers.
(b) God.
(c) Telling the truth.
(d) Imperialism.

4. What was the subject of the fight between The Bishop and The General?
(a) How to pitch a tent.
(b) Why the other volunteer left.
(c) Mau Mau Guerilla fighters and the government.
(d) Ngũgĩ.

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

6. What phrase used to describe Ngũgĩ on his Leaving School Certificate surprise him?
(a) Superior being.
(b) Pioneering spirit.
(c) Dashing young man.
(d) Most Valuable Player.

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

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

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

10. What paper does Ngũgĩ opt to take for the sole purpose of his ego in Chapter 55?
(a) African History.
(b) Additional math.
(c) Self-reflection.
(d) Shakespeare analysis.

11. In Chapter 55, Ngũgĩ studied hard for exams in the hopes of attending which university?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Makerere.
(d) Yale.

12. In the story the old man told of his time as a freedom fighter, what was he carrying on the bus when it was stopped by police?
(a) A briefcase full of money.
(b) A skull.
(c) A bloody arm.
(d) A gun.

13. When Ngũgĩ and his friends met an old lady on their return home, what did Ngũgĩ tell her about his friends?
(a) They were Luo.
(b) They were Mtai.
(c) They were students.
(d) They were from Alliance.

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

15. What is the name of the one other volunteer with Ngũgĩ in Chapter 47?
(a) Igogo.
(b) Govinda.
(c) Giovani.
(d) Igor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Ngũgĩ plan to tell first about this acceptance to Makerere?

2. The only time Ngũgĩ says he saw Edward Carey Francis “break” was when he did what in front of his friend, the Bishop?

3. From what school was Johnny the Red a graduate?

4. Which book, by Booker T. Washington, did Ngũgĩ read that exposed to him connections between Kenya and the Nineteenth Century American South?

5. What camp did Ngũgĩ work at during what he calls multiracial volunteer work in Chapter 46?

(see the answer keys)

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