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

2. When Ngũgĩ returned from break in August, who did he find out had been detained?
(a) His brother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

3. What does Ngũgĩ do when he finds his family in Chapter 1?
(a) He makes them dinner.
(b) He brags about his school
(c) He urges them to flee..
(d) He takes off his uniform and helps them build their new home.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor does Ngũgĩ use to describe the racial conflict in Kenya?

2. What was the name Ngũgĩ gave to the officer he met at Tigoni in Chapter 21?

3. When did Ngũgĩ begin school at Alliance?

4. Which one of Ngũgĩ ‘s family members was arrested just before Christmas?

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

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