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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Ngũgĩ begin school at Alliance?
(a) January, 1955.
(b) April, 1950.
(c) October, 1952.
(d) December, 1959.

2. What does Edward Carey Francis read that Ngũgĩ uses to describe his “magic as a reader” (46)?
(a) Three Men in a Boat.
(b) Pilgrim’s Progress.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Three Dogs in a Boat.

3. What is the name of the man who tells Ngũgĩ where to find his family in Chapter 1?
(a) Kenneth.
(b) Charity.
(c) Mwangi.
(d) Good Wallace.

4. Who does Ngũgĩ say were equal to white teachers at Alliance?
(a) African teachers.
(b) Students.
(c) The principal.
(d) Nobody.

5. What town do many Alliance students go to shop on Saturdays?
(a) Kiambu.
(b) Kikuyi.
(c) Mbgũa.
(d) Limuru.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 1, what is the one thing left standing where Ngũgĩ’s home used to be?

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

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