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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31 - 45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the Declaration of the state of Emergency in Kenya?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1952.

2. Who was Ngũgĩ pleasantly surprised to find was the new chief when he went to the military post for his screening?
(a) Fred Mbugua.
(b) His father.
(c) Kenneth Mbugua.
(d) His brother.

3. What book does math teacher Peter Abrahams hold which intrigues Ngũgĩ?
(a) Tell Freedom.
(b) Go Tell it on the Mountain.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Freedom Fighters.

4. In Chapter 37, what item did Ngũgĩ use as an analogy the first time he participated in a debate?
(a) Pen.
(b) Pencil.
(c) Paper.
(d) Scissors.

5. What book did the landscape from the scouting event in Chapter 35 inspire?
(a) The Chanua River.
(b) The Chanua and Me.
(c) In the River Between.
(d) Between Two Rivers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the first section, which begins in 1955?

2. What image does Ngũgĩ use to describe his fear of British forces?

3. In regards to the play, what did Ngũgĩ say the “political theater onstage was mimicking” (96)?

4. Where was Ngũgĩ’s brother being held after his capture?

5. What is the name of the first full length play Ngũgĩ attended at Alliance?

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