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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what white student was Ngũgĩ’s first social exchange?
(a) Andrew Carson.
(b) Andrew Brockett.
(c) John Brockett.
(d) Govinda.

2. In what annual performance did Ngũgĩ land the role of foot soldier?
(a) Henry IV, Part IX.
(b) Henry IV, Part I.
(c) King Lear.
(d) Henry VII.

3. What does Edward Carey Francis read that Ngũgĩ uses to describe his “magic as a reader” (46)?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Three Dogs in a Boat.
(c) Three Men in a Boat.
(d) Pilgrim’s Progress.

4. Who was the new principal of Alliance in 1940?
(a) Edward Carey Francis.
(b) Carey Edwards.
(c) Francis Edwards.
(d) Frank Carey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first President of Kenya?

2. Who was Ngũgĩ pleasantly surprised to find was the new chief when he went to the military post for his screening?

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

4. Which friend did Ngũgĩ bump into and fail to convert in Chapter 35?

5. What town do many Alliance students go to shop on Saturdays?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Charity arrested? What is she accused of doing? Does Ngũgĩ think she did it? Why or why not?

2. What are the big changes Ngũgĩ describes at the beginning of Chapter 32?

3. After Harold MacMillan replaced Anthony Eden as British Prime Minister, several countries gained their independence. Please list which countries gained their independence and from whom.

4. Who were the Acrossians and why were they called that?

5. What descriptive words does Ngũgĩ use to show the reader what his home looks like upon his first return?

6. Why and when did the Saturday Evening paper begin and what did Ngũgĩ like about it?

7. What does Ngũgĩ unsuccessfully attempt to do as part of his spiritual journey, which E.K. seems to do with great success?

8. Describe the 1955 amnesty offer for the Mau Mau guerillas.

9. How did Ngũgĩ “pass” the screening in Limuru?

10. What is a memoir?

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