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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ngũgĩ get to his school?
(a) Smuggled on a goods train.
(b) Airplane.
(c) His parents drove him.
(d) By bus.

2. What author who speaks about religion did Gaitho introduce Ngũgĩ to?
(a) William Schweitzer.
(b) Albert Saltzman.
(c) Billy Graham.
(d) Albert Schweitzer.

3. The old woman responded to Ngũgĩ by saying, “We are all children of” whom on page 158?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Africa.
(c) Earth.
(d) God.

4. What does Ngũgĩ do when he finds his family in Chapter 1?
(a) He urges them to flee..
(b) He brags about his school
(c) He takes off his uniform and helps them build their new home.
(d) He makes them dinner.

5. Which author inspired Ngũgĩ to write about his childhood?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Washington.
(c) Holmes.
(d) Bronte.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 55, Ngũgĩ studied hard for exams in the hopes of attending which university?

2. What word does Ngũgĩ use to describe Alliance High School?

3. Why were government officials taking fingerprints at Alliance in Chapter 18?

4. What does Ngũgĩ say he learned the power of from playing Chess?

5. Government officials screened students at Alliance to ensure no student had pledged allegiance to whom?

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