In the House of the Interpreter Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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In the House of the Interpreter Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 15 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of In the House of the Interpreter?
(a) Kenneth Wanjai.
(b) Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o.
(c) Kenneth Thiong’o
(d) Edward Carey Francis. .

2. What is the name of the first full length play Ngũgĩ attended at Alliance?
(a) Maisha ni Nguva.
(b) Maisha ni Nani.
(c) Maisha ni Nini.
(d) Maisha ni Kiambu.

3. Who does Ngũgĩ run into at a tailor shop in Kikuyi?
(a) Igogo.
(b) His mother.
(c) Kenneth Mbgũa.
(d) His sister.

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

5. What was the name of the English teacher who took Ngũgĩ’s class on a tour of a real Englishmen’s house?
(a) P.R. Oades.
(b) Principal Smith.
(c) Edward Carey Francis.
(d) Moses Gathere.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the music festival Ngũgĩ attended that was started by Alliance alum Henry Kuria?

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

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

4. What word does Ngũgĩ use to describe Alliance High School?

5. What does Edward Carey Francis read that Ngũgĩ uses to describe his “magic as a reader” (46)?

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