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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first President of Kenya?
(a) Joseph Kariuki.
(b) Jonyo Mau Mau.
(c) Jonyo Kenyatta.
(d) Joseph Kenyatta.

2. Which one of Ngũgĩ ‘s family members was arrested just before Christmas?
(a) Charity.
(b) Ngũgĩ‘s mother.
(c) Njoki.
(d) Ngũgĩ.

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

4. From whom did Ngũgĩ receive a long letter regarding whether one needed a license to write?
(a) Kenneth Wanjai.
(b) His brother.
(c) Kenneth Mbgũa.
(d) His mother.

5. What metaphor does Ngũgĩ use to describe the racial conflict in Kenya?
(a) White lion v. Black panther.
(b) White colonists v. Black villager.
(c) White monolith v. Black monolith.
(d) White Snow v. Black Ice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose refusal to drive Ngũgĩ and his friends back to school resulted in the boys being late?

2. What town do many Alliance students go to shop on Saturdays?

3. Where was Ngũgĩ’s brother being held after his capture?

4. In what annual performance did Ngũgĩ land the role of foot soldier?

5. In regards to the play, what did Ngũgĩ say the “political theater onstage was mimicking” (96)?

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