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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ngũgĩ was disappointed in much of the literature he read in school because it used which continent as a reference point?
(a) Europe.
(b) Africa.
(c) North America.
(d) Asia.

2. Who did Ngũgĩ invite to Nairobi Saturday second semester?
(a) Joseph Kariuki.
(b) Johana Mwalwala.
(c) Leonard Mbugua.
(d) Edward Carey Francis.

3. What passage does Edward Carey Francis read in the midst of a downpour during a morning parade?
(a) Pilgrim’s Sacrifice.
(b) In the House of the Interpreter.
(c) Three Men in a Boat.
(d) Pilgrim’s Progress.

4. What is the name of Ngũgĩ’s new home village?
(a) Mau Mau.
(b) Kamirithu.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Kikuyi.

5. What is the name of the first full length play Ngũgĩ attended at Alliance?
(a) Maisha ni Nguva.
(b) Maisha ni Nini.
(c) Maisha ni Kiambu.
(d) Maisha ni Nani.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town do many Alliance students go to shop on Saturdays?

2. Who does Ngũgĩ think about while walking home at the beginning of the memoir?

3. In what year was the Declaration of the state of Emergency in Kenya?

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

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

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