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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom did Ngũgĩ receive a long letter regarding whether one needed a license to write?
(a) Kenneth Mbgũa.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother.
(d) Kenneth Wanjai.

2. What was the AEMO charged with after the statement they put out following the March elections?
(a) Treason.
(b) Defamation.
(c) Conspiracy.
(d) Murder.

3. Where does Ngũgĩ say he found refuge at the start of Chapter 43?
(a) His dorm room.
(b) Books.
(c) The Sunday School chapel.
(d) His classroom.

4. For what holiday did Ngũgĩ help the Limuru youth put on a performance?
(a) New Year’s
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

5. Who unexpectedly visited Ngũgĩ and his brother and mother in the field in Chapter 31?
(a) Joseph Kariuki.
(b) Edward Carey Francis.
(c) Allan Ogot.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man who tells Ngũgĩ where to find his family in Chapter 1?

2. Who was the new principal of Alliance in 1940?

3. In Chapter 45, Ngũgĩ recounted an important soccer game in which Alliance won against what team?

4. What is the name of Ngũgĩ’s new home village?

5. What did teacher Joseph Kariuki introduce students to, which they began to memorize in the hopes of wooing girls?

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