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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Government officials screened students at Alliance to ensure no student had pledged allegiance to whom?
(a) The Flag.
(b) Edward Carey Francis.
(c) Mau Mau Guerillas.
(d) British Colonists.

2. In Chapter 62, Ngũgĩ was disturbed by the “partnership in crime between criminals and” whom (206)?
(a) Crime busters.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Politicians.
(d) His family.

3. From where did Ngũgĩ hear of his brothers capture in Chapter 26?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Makerere.
(c) Limuru.
(d) Banana Hills.

4. What was the name of the newspaper students read aloud each week in the Alliance Dining Hall?
(a) The Saturday Evening Paper.
(b) The Saturday Evening Post.
(c) Kenya Weekly.
(d) The Weekly Update.

5. Who ruled Egypt during the Nationalization of the Suez Canal?
(a) Colonel Nasser.
(b) Dedan Kimathi.
(c) Jonyo Kenyatta.
(d) Colonel Matai.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first President of Kenya?

2. What is the title of Part II?

3. Whose refusal to drive Ngũgĩ and his friends back to school resulted in the boys being late?

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

5. Who came with Good Wallace to visit Ngũgĩ in prison in Chapter 59?

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