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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Edward Carey Francis read that Ngũgĩ uses to describe his “magic as a reader” (46)?
(a) Pilgrim’s Progress.
(b) Three Dogs in a Boat.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Three Men in a Boat.

3. Ngũgĩ was disappointed in much of the literature he read in school because it used which continent as a reference point?
(a) Asia.
(b) North America.
(c) Africa.
(d) Europe.

4. What book did Ngũgĩ read that depicted an image of an African woman as evil?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Cry, the Beloved Country.
(c) Up from Slavery.
(d) King Solomon’s Mines.

5. Who did Ngũgĩ invite back home with him on Nairobi Saturday in Chapter 49?
(a) Justin Orange and Nicholas Assam.
(b) Nicodemus Asinjo and Justin Omange.
(c) Joshua Omange and Nicodemus Asinjo.
(d) Josh Smith and Nicodemus Assam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What purchase restores Ngũgĩ’s pride in Kikuyi?

2. Who did Ngũgĩ invite to Nairobi Saturday second semester?

3. When did Ngũgĩ begin school at Alliance?

4. What university’s opening lead to secondary schools becoming more focused on college prep?

5. Who were the British forces hunting down?

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