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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The opening of which college in 1948 meant that secondary schools began to shift their focus on preparing students for college?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Makere.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Alliance.

2. What town do many Alliance students go to shop on Saturdays?
(a) Limuru.
(b) Kikuyi.
(c) Kiambu.
(d) Mbgũa.

3. What was the name Ngũgĩ gave to the officer he met at Tigoni in Chapter 21?
(a) Johnny the Green.
(b) The Green Giant.
(c) Officer John.
(d) Officer Green.

4. Who does Ngũgĩ say were equal to white teachers at Alliance?
(a) Students.
(b) The principal.
(c) African teachers.
(d) Nobody.

5. In what year does Chapter 18 begin?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who replaced Anthony Eden as British Prime Minister?

2. What did Ngũgĩ think might help quiet his spiritual doubts?

3. How did Ngũgĩ get to his school?

4. Who were the British forces hunting down?

5. What purchase restores Ngũgĩ’s pride in Kikuyi?

(see the answer key)

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