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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did British soldiers capture on October 21, 1956?
(a) Dedan Kimathi.
(b) Dedan Kamathu.
(c) Jonyo Kenyatta.
(d) Kimathi Dedo.

2. What Shakespearean play did they perform in Chapter 40 which Ngũgĩ says showed him the magic of theater?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Henry IV.
(c) King Lear.
(d) A Midsummer’s Night Dream.

3. Why was Ngũgĩ’s friend let go and Ngũgĩ was made to stay captive in Chapter 24?
(a) He was Mtaita.
(b) He bribed them.
(c) He knews the guard.
(d) He ran away.

4. With whom did Ngũgĩ travel by train to Limuru?
(a) His brother.
(b) Kenneth Wanjai.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

5. What is the name of Ngũgĩ’s new home village?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Kamirithu.
(c) Kikuyi.
(d) Mau Mau.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From whom did Ngũgĩ receive a long letter regarding whether one needed a license to write?

3. Which one of Ngũgĩ ‘s family members was arrested just before Christmas?

4. What did the boys at Alliance call the girls at the Alliance school for girls?

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

(see the answer key)

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