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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 15 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what is the one thing left standing where Ngũgĩ’s home used to be?
(a) A banana tree.
(b) A fig tree.
(c) A mango tree.
(d) A pear tree.

2. During an English Lesson, Principal Smith guided students on the use of simple words claiming that who spoke simple English?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Moses.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Shakespeare.

3. Which of Ngũgĩ’s family members worked at European owned tea estates?
(a) His brothers.
(b) His mother and Njoki.
(c) Njoki and Charity.
(d) His mother and Charity.

4. With whom does Ngũgĩ share the top of the class after exams?
(a) Moses Gauthere and Kenneth Wanjai.
(b) Henry Chasia and Hiram Karani.
(c) Kenneth Wanjai and Leonard Mbũgua.
(d) Hiram Karani and Leonard Mbũgua.

5. From where did Ngũgĩ return home in April 1955?
(a) Makerere University.
(b) Alliance High School.
(c) Alliance University.
(d) Limuru.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does math teacher Peter Abrahams hold which intrigues Ngũgĩ?

2. What image does Ngũgĩ use to describe his fear of British forces?

3. What is the title of the first section, which begins in 1955?

4. With whom did Ngũgĩ travel by train to Limuru?

5. What word does Ngũgĩ use to describe Alliance High School?

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