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

2. Who does Ngũgĩ say were equal to white teachers at Alliance?
(a) Students.
(b) The principal.
(c) African teachers.
(d) Nobody.

3. What author who speaks about religion did Gaitho introduce Ngũgĩ to?
(a) Billy Graham.
(b) Albert Schweitzer.
(c) Albert Saltzman.
(d) William Schweitzer.

4. In Chapter 1, what is the one thing left standing where Ngũgĩ’s home used to be?
(a) A banana tree.
(b) A pear tree.
(c) A mango tree.
(d) A fig tree.

5. What was the name of the prison to which Ngũgĩ had to go to receive his final confirmation in Chapter 21?
(a) Tigoni.
(b) Gotini.
(c) Limuru.
(d) Kamaruthu.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why were government officials taking fingerprints at Alliance in Chapter 18?

3. The opening of which college in 1948 meant that secondary schools began to shift their focus on preparing students for college?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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