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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 46- 56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ngũgĩ do when they returned to camp in Chapter 47?
(a) He left.
(b) He hid.
(c) He prayed.
(d) He slept.

2. Which friend did Ngũgĩ bump into and fail to convert in Chapter 35?
(a) Kenneth Mbugwa.
(b) E.K.
(c) Igogo.
(d) Kenneth Wanjai.

3. In Chapter 56, when Carey Francis gave Ngũgĩ his certificate, what did he tell Ngũgĩ not to become?
(a) A Mau Mau.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A principal.
(d) A politician.

4. When Ngũgĩ returned from break in August, who did he find out had been detained?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

5. What is the name of the man who tells Ngũgĩ where to find his family in Chapter 1?
(a) Kenneth.
(b) Charity.
(c) Good Wallace.
(d) Mwangi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ruled Egypt during the Nationalization of the Suez Canal?

2. What was Ngũgĩ having doubts about when he began reading Albert Schweitzer?

3. Who does Ngũgĩ run into at a tailor shop in Kikuyi?

4. How many white volunteers were there at Camp Mutonguini with Ngũgĩ?

5. What phrase used to describe Ngũgĩ on his Leaving School Certificate surprise him?

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