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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 was the name of the prison to which Ngũgĩ had to go to receive his final confirmation in Chapter 21?
(a) Tigoni.
(b) Kamaruthu.
(c) Gotini.
(d) Limuru.

2. Who replaced Anthony Eden as British Prime Minister?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Harold MacMillan.
(c) Harold Churchill.
(d) Winston MacMillan.

3. Where would Ngũgĩ be screened by Government officials?
(a) Alliance.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) Kikuyu.
(d) Limuru.

4. In Chapter 1, what is the one thing left standing where Ngũgĩ’s home used to be?
(a) A mango tree.
(b) A fig tree.
(c) A banana tree.
(d) A pear tree.

5. What is the name of the special Saturday when students are allowed to leave the school all day?
(a) Nairobi Fest.
(b) Limuru Day.
(c) Kikuyi Saturday.
(d) Nairobi Saturday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who unexpectedly visited Ngũgĩ and his brother and mother in the field in Chapter 31?

2. Who was the new principal of Alliance in 1940?

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

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

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

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