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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 37, what item did Ngũgĩ use as an analogy the first time he participated in a debate?
(a) Paper.
(b) Scissors.
(c) Pen.
(d) Pencil.

2. What was the punishment for returning to school late in Chapter 23?
(a) Cleaning the bathrooms.
(b) Getting a license.
(c) Writing an extra paper.
(d) Cutting the grass.

3. In Chapter 45, Ngũgĩ recounted an important soccer game in which Alliance won against what team?
(a) Duke.
(b) Kĩnoo.
(c) Caledonians.
(d) Prince of Wales.

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

5. What was the name of the evangelical speaker who so moved Ngũgĩ to accept Jesus?
(a) David Graham.
(b) Billy Martin.
(c) David Martin.
(d) Billy Graham.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What organization was formed soon after Ghana gained its independence?

3. Which one of Ngũgĩ ‘s family members was arrested just before Christmas?

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

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

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