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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the British forces hunting down?
(a) White colonists.
(b) Mau Mau guerillas.
(c) Alliance students.
(d) Escaped prisoners.

2. Who ruled Egypt during the Nationalization of the Suez Canal?
(a) Colonel Nasser.
(b) Jonyo Kenyatta.
(c) Dedan Kimathi.
(d) Colonel Matai.

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

4. What sport did the Johnny the Red’s school play against Alliance?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Chess.
(c) LaCrosse.
(d) Soccer.

5. What did Ngũgĩ’s mother often say the longest nights always end with?
(a) Peace.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Roasted Potatoes.
(d) Dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ngũgĩ discover when he arrived at his home in the beginning of the memoir?

2. Who was the first to challenge Ngũgĩ when he became dorm prefect in Chapter 48?

3. For what holiday did Ngũgĩ help the Limuru youth put on a performance?

4. As the focus of school shifted to preparing students for college, local knowledge was replaced by what at Alliance?

5. What did Ngũgĩ determine to read when he first saw the school library?

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