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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Earlier on the day he was stopped on the bus to Limuru, what did Ngũgĩ purchase with his salary?
(a) Cologne.
(b) A briefcase.
(c) A watch.
(d) Trousers.

2. In Chapter 62, Ngũgĩ was disturbed by the “partnership in crime between criminals and” whom (206)?
(a) Politicians.
(b) His family.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Crime busters.

3. What camp did Ngũgĩ work at during what he calls multiracial volunteer work in Chapter 46?
(a) Mutonguini.
(b) Kathumia.
(c) Gutonmuia.
(d) Camp Kenya.

4. Where did Ngũgĩ’s first story get published?
(a) His school magazine.
(b) The local newspaper.
(c) A short story collection.
(d) His own book.

5. Whose refusal to drive Ngũgĩ and his friends back to school resulted in the boys being late?
(a) Good Wallace.
(b) Wanjai’s father.
(c) Ngũgĩ’s mother.
(d) Wanjai’s brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ngũgĩ’s first challenger as dorm prefect do in the dorm, which was against the rules?

2. Who replaced Anthony Eden as British Prime Minister?

3. Who unexpectedly visited Ngũgĩ and his brother and mother in the field in Chapter 31?

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

5. Why was Ngũgĩ’s friend let go and Ngũgĩ was made to stay captive in Chapter 24?

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