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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31 - 45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Shakespearean play did they perform in Chapter 40 which Ngũgĩ says showed him the magic of theater?
(a) King Lear.
(b) Henry IV.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) A Midsummer’s Night Dream.

2. What first for Ngũgĩ is foreshadowed at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) Ngũgĩ’s first date.
(b) Ngũgĩ’s first bad grade.
(c) Ngũgĩ’s first summons to the principal’s office.
(d) Ngũgĩ’s first starring role.

3. Which teacher does Ngũgĩ describe as the “most constant black presence” at Alliance (61)?
(a) Joseph Kariuki.
(b) Jonyo Kenyatta.
(c) Jonyo Kariuki.
(d) Kenneth Kariuki.

4. Where was Ngũgĩ’s brother being held after his capture?
(a) Banana Hills.
(b) Loreto.
(c) Alliance.
(d) Githunguri.

5. What is the name of the dorm prefect who wakes the students up with a quote?
(a) P.R. Oades.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Moses Gathere.
(d) Moses Griffin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Ngũgĩ say were equal to white teachers at Alliance?

3. Which communities does Ngũgĩ say the passports were meant to tighten government control of in Chapter 22?

4. In what year does Chapter 18 begin?

5. From whom do Kenneth’s Wanjai and Leonard Mbũgua promise to protect Ngũgĩ during his first year at Alliance?

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