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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 46- 56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ngũgĩ do when they returned to camp in Chapter 47?
(a) He prayed.
(b) He slept.
(c) He left.
(d) He hid.

2. From where did Ngũgĩ return home in April 1955?
(a) Limuru.
(b) Alliance University.
(c) Alliance High School.
(d) Makerere University.

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

4. What did the boys at Alliance call the girls at the Alliance school for girls?
(a) Acrossians.
(b) Far-a-ways.
(c) Over the Meadows.
(d) Alliance ladies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ngũgĩ say were equal to white teachers at Alliance?

2. From where did Ngũgĩ hear of his brothers capture in Chapter 26?

3. What did Ngũgĩ’s mother make for his friends when they visited in Chapter 23?

4. In what annual performance did Ngũgĩ land the role of foot soldier?

5. What did Ngũgĩ say he learned the power of during his volunteer time at Mutonguini?

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