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

2. What did Good Wallace tell Ngũgĩ to do to his uniform when he visited him during break?
(a) Keep it clean.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Sell it.
(d) Treasure it.

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

4. In regards to the play, what did Ngũgĩ say the “political theater onstage was mimicking” (96)?
(a) The politics of the school.
(b) The real theater of politics outside school gates.
(c) Dorm life.
(d) Life in the village.

5. What was the 1958 Shakespeare performance at Alliance in Chapter 54?
(a) Henry VI.
(b) Midsummer’s Night Dream.
(c) King Lear.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Shakespearean play did they perform in Chapter 40 which Ngũgĩ says showed him the magic of theater?

2. What was the name of the newspaper students read aloud each week in the Alliance Dining Hall?

3. What is the name of the first full length play Ngũgĩ attended at Alliance?

4. What author who speaks about religion did Gaitho introduce Ngũgĩ to?

5. From which country did Ghana gain its independence in 1957?

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