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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ngũgĩ returned from break in August, who did he find out had been detained?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

2. Who does Ngũgĩ run into at a tailor shop in Kikuyi?
(a) Kenneth Mbgũa.
(b) His sister.
(c) Igogo.
(d) His mother.

3. What does Ngũgĩ do when he finds his family in Chapter 1?
(a) He urges them to flee..
(b) He brags about his school
(c) He takes off his uniform and helps them build their new home.
(d) He makes them dinner.

4. What did Ngũgĩ’s mother make for his friends when they visited in Chapter 23?
(a) Roasted potatoes.
(b) Roasted yams.
(c) Mashed potatoes.
(d) Pear Jam.

5. What image does Ngũgĩ use to describe his fear of British forces?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Lions.
(c) Bloodhounds.
(d) Bears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ngũgĩ’s mother suggest he do after he told of his ordeal being captured?

2. Whose resignation from his Conservative prime ministership was the subject of a school assembly in November?

3. What was the name of the music festival Ngũgĩ attended that was started by Alliance alum Henry Kuria?

4. Where would Ngũgĩ be screened by Government officials?

5. What is the name of the man who tells Ngũgĩ where to find his family in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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