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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 57- 62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What first for Ngũgĩ is foreshadowed at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) Ngũgĩ’s first summons to the principal’s office.
(b) Ngũgĩ’s first starring role.
(c) Ngũgĩ’s first bad grade.
(d) Ngũgĩ’s first date.

2. What school did Ngũgĩ and his friends get a tour of and have tea in Chapter 23?
(a) Loreto Girls’ School.
(b) Alliance Girls’ School.
(c) Kamarithu School for Girls.
(d) Limuru Girls’ School.

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

4. Which friend did Ngũgĩ bump into and fail to convert in Chapter 35?
(a) E.K.
(b) Kenneth Mbugwa.
(c) Kenneth Wanjai.
(d) Igogo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Earlier on the day he was stopped on the bus to Limuru, what did Ngũgĩ purchase with his salary?

2. What word does Ngũgĩ use to describe the force that would try to tell him to slow down during a race?

3. What was the name of the prison to which Ngũgĩ had to go to receive his final confirmation in Chapter 21?

4. What was the punishment for returning to school late in Chapter 23?

5. Where does Ngũgĩ say he found refuge at the start of Chapter 43?

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