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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does math teacher Peter Abrahams hold which intrigues Ngũgĩ?
(a) Tell Freedom.
(b) Go Tell it on the Mountain.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Freedom Fighters.

2. Where was Ngũgĩ’s brother being held after his capture?
(a) Loreto.
(b) Banana Hills.
(c) Githunguri.
(d) Alliance.

3. What is the name of the first full length play Ngũgĩ attended at Alliance?
(a) Maisha ni Nguva.
(b) Maisha ni Kiambu.
(c) Maisha ni Nani.
(d) Maisha ni Nini.

4. What word does Ngũgĩ use to describe Alliance High School?
(a) Sanctuary.
(b) Encampment.
(c) Prison.
(d) Safe space.

5. What image does Ngũgĩ use to describe his fear of British forces?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Lions.
(c) Bloodhounds.
(d) Bears.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first President of Kenya?

2. With whom does Ngũgĩ share the top of the class after exams?

3. In regards to the play, what did Ngũgĩ say the “political theater onstage was mimicking” (96)?

4. With whom did Ngũgĩ travel by train to Limuru?

5. Who does Ngũgĩ think about while walking home at the beginning of the memoir?

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