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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first President of Kenya?
(a) Jonyo Mau Mau.
(b) Jonyo Kenyatta.
(c) Joseph Kenyatta.
(d) Joseph Kariuki.

2. During an English Lesson, Principal Smith guided students on the use of simple words claiming that who spoke simple English?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Moses.
(d) Jesus.

3. What town do many Alliance students go to shop on Saturdays?
(a) Mbgũa.
(b) Kiambu.
(c) Kikuyi.
(d) Limuru.

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

5. What did Ngũgĩ’s mother believe to have sacred and healing powers?
(a) Pears.
(b) Roasted Potatoes.
(c) The Mugumo tree.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ngũgĩ and his friends met an old lady on their return home, what did Ngũgĩ tell her about his friends?

2. What was the name of the prison to which Ngũgĩ had to go to receive his final confirmation in Chapter 21?

3. Where does Ngũgĩ say he found refuge at the start of Chapter 43?

4. What Shakespearean play did they perform in Chapter 40 which Ngũgĩ says showed him the magic of theater?

5. When Ngũgĩ returned from break in August, who did he find out had been detained?

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