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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) Kimathi Dedo.
(c) Dedan Kamathu.
(d) Jonyo Kenyatta.

2. What is the name of the dorm prefect who wakes the students up with a quote?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Moses Gathere.
(c) P.R. Oades.
(d) Moses Griffin.

3. In Chapter 45, Ngũgĩ recounted an important soccer game in which Alliance won against what team?
(a) Kĩnoo.
(b) Caledonians.
(c) Prince of Wales.
(d) Duke.

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

5. What did teacher Joseph Kariuki introduce students to, which they began to memorize in the hopes of wooing girls?
(a) Modern pop songs.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Spirituals.
(d) Shakespeare’s sonnets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Billy Graham movie was screened at the school?

2. For what holiday did Ngũgĩ help the Limuru youth put on a performance?

3. As the focus of school shifted to preparing students for college, local knowledge was replaced by what at Alliance?

4. In Chapter 37, what item did Ngũgĩ use as an analogy the first time he participated in a debate?

5. In what year does Chapter 18 begin?

(see the answer key)

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