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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Earlier on the day he was stopped on the bus to Limuru, what did Ngũgĩ purchase with his salary?
(a) Cologne.
(b) A watch.
(c) A briefcase.
(d) Trousers.

2. With what association does Ngũgĩ volunteer after his first volunteer experience?
(a) The Mutonguini Hostel Association.
(b) The Kenya Youth Hostel Association.
(c) The Nairobi Youth Hostel Association.
(d) Youth Hostels of America.

3. In Chapter 63, who did the old man say the ex-chief had to “disappear” after he found the secret armory?
(a) His son.
(b) His brother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His daughter.

4. What post are Ngũgĩ and the other captives taken to first in Chapter 60?
(a) Kiambu.
(b) Kamarithu.
(c) Thĩmbĩgwa.
(d) Gauthiere.

5. The only time Ngũgĩ says he saw Edward Carey Francis “break” was when he did what in front of his friend, the Bishop?
(a) Wept.
(b) Swore.
(c) Fell asleep.
(d) Yelled.

6. Who was the first to challenge Ngũgĩ when he became dorm prefect in Chapter 48?
(a) Daniel Ireri.
(b) Dunstan Smith.
(c) Dunstan Ireri.
(d) Irie Dunst.

7. After Good Wallace told Ngũgĩ he would go to court on Monday, what was he disappointed to discover Monday was?
(a) The Judge’s Birthday.
(b) A public holiday.
(c) Cleaning Day.
(d) His graduation.

8. What did the court do after Ngũgĩ’s testimony?
(a) Yell.
(b) Applaud.
(c) Pray.
(d) Cry.

9. Where did Ngũgĩ’s first story get published?
(a) His school magazine.
(b) The local newspaper.
(c) A short story collection.
(d) His own book.

10. What was the 1958 Shakespeare performance at Alliance in Chapter 54?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Midsummer’s Night Dream.
(c) Henry VI.
(d) King Lear.

11. What camp did Ngũgĩ work at during what he calls multiracial volunteer work in Chapter 46?
(a) Camp Kenya.
(b) Gutonmuia.
(c) Mutonguini.
(d) Kathumia.

12. In Ngũgĩ s dream in Chapter 64, where was Ngũgĩ banished to?
(a) Kamarithu.
(b) Marsapit.
(c) Alliance.
(d) Hola Camp.

13. Where was Ngũgĩ headed at the end of the book?
(a) Back to prison.
(b) Alliance.
(c) Limuru.
(d) Makerere.

14. After Mr. Rifleman lied on the stand, what words of his mother did Ngũgĩ recall?
(a) Truth never dies.
(b) Love wins.
(c) Time heals all wounds.
(d) The Golden Rule.

15. The old woman responded to Ngũgĩ by saying, “We are all children of” whom on page 158?
(a) God.
(b) Earth.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names Ngũgĩ gives to the two European teachers in Chapter 47?

2. What did Ngũgĩ say that Edward Carey Francis' final School Assembly speech represented?

3. Which friend was Ngũgĩ able to speak with and give money to send home to his mother in Chapter 58?

4. Who was Ngũgĩ’s friend who worked with him on the Christmas pageant in Chapter 53?

5. From whom was the letter John the teacher gave to Ngũgĩ in Chapter 73?

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