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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 57- 62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would Ngũgĩ be screened by Government officials?
(a) Limuru.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) Alliance.
(d) Kikuyu.

2. As the focus of school shifted to preparing students for college, local knowledge was replaced by what at Alliance?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Literary education.
(c) Biology.
(d) Physics.

3. With what association does Ngũgĩ volunteer after his first volunteer experience?
(a) Youth Hostels of America.
(b) The Kenya Youth Hostel Association.
(c) The Nairobi Youth Hostel Association.
(d) The Mutonguini Hostel Association.

4. What was the name of the newspaper students read aloud each week in the Alliance Dining Hall?
(a) The Saturday Evening Post.
(b) The Saturday Evening Paper.
(c) The Weekly Update.
(d) Kenya Weekly.

5. In what year does Chapter 18 begin?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what white student was Ngũgĩ’s first social exchange?

2. In Chapter 55, Ngũgĩ studied hard for exams in the hopes of attending which university?

3. In what annual performance did Ngũgĩ land the role of foot soldier?

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

5. In Chapter 49, what group did Ngũgĩ say he joined because of his interest in different communities?

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