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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 was Ngũgĩ having doubts about when he began reading Albert Schweitzer?
(a) His own writing.
(b) Evangelical Christianity.
(c) Attending Alliance.
(d) Going to College.

2. What phrase used to describe Ngũgĩ on his Leaving School Certificate surprise him?
(a) Superior being.
(b) Pioneering spirit.
(c) Most Valuable Player.
(d) Dashing young man.

3. What is the name of the dorm prefect who wakes the students up with a quote?
(a) Moses Griffin.
(b) P.R. Oades.
(c) Moses Gathere.
(d) William Shakespeare.

4. What is the title of Part II?
(a) A Tale of My Passport Screening.
(b) A Tale of Souls in Conflict.
(c) A Tale of Home and School.
(d) A Tale of Conflicting Souls.

5. What was the punishment for returning to school late in Chapter 23?
(a) Getting a license.
(b) Cleaning the bathrooms.
(c) Cutting the grass.
(d) Writing an extra paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose resignation from his Conservative prime ministership was the subject of a school assembly in November?

2. Who were the British forces hunting down?

3. What camp did Ngũgĩ work at during what he calls multiracial volunteer work in Chapter 46?

4. No longer a sanctuary or refuge, what metaphor does Ngũgĩ use to describe Alliance at the start of Chapter 32?

5. What did the boys at Alliance call the girls at the Alliance school for girls?

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