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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of Ngũgĩ ‘s family members was arrested just before Christmas?
(a) Njoki.
(b) Charity.
(c) Ngũgĩ‘s mother.
(d) Ngũgĩ.

2. In regards to the play, what did Ngũgĩ say the “political theater onstage was mimicking” (96)?
(a) Life in the village.
(b) The real theater of politics outside school gates.
(c) The politics of the school.
(d) Dorm life.

3. What is the name of the special Saturday when students are allowed to leave the school all day?
(a) Nairobi Fest.
(b) Kikuyi Saturday.
(c) Nairobi Saturday.
(d) Limuru Day.

4. What did Jonyo Kenyatta call Kenya?
(a) A Land of Conflict.
(b) The Land of Kenyatta.
(c) A Soul in Conflict.
(d) The Land of Conflicted Souls.

5. What did Ngũgĩ’s mother suggest he do after he told of his ordeal being captured?
(a) Join the Mau Mau fighters.
(b) Quit school.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Stop coming home between breaks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Russians launched Sputnik II, what animal was on it that caused outrage?

2. What schools in the American South were Alliance modeled first after?

3. What does Ngũgĩ do when he finds his family in Chapter 1?

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

5. How did Ngũgĩ get to his school?

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