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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 paper does Ngũgĩ opt to take for the sole purpose of his ego in Chapter 55?
(a) African History.
(b) Additional math.
(c) Self-reflection.
(d) Shakespeare analysis.

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

3. In Chapter 37, what item did Ngũgĩ use as an analogy the first time he participated in a debate?
(a) Scissors.
(b) Paper.
(c) Pencil.
(d) Pen.

4. What did Andrew and Ngũgĩ agree would help reduce racial tensions during their conversion in Chapter 46?
(a) More social contact between races.
(b) Studying abroad.
(c) Less social contact between races.
(d) Integrated schools.

5. Who did British soldiers capture on October 21, 1956?
(a) Kimathi Dedo.
(b) Jonyo Kenyatta.
(c) Dedan Kimathi.
(d) Dedan Kamathu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ngũgĩ do when they returned to camp in Chapter 47?

2. Who is the author of In the House of the Interpreter?

3. With what white student was Ngũgĩ’s first social exchange?

4. Where does Ngũgĩ say he found refuge at the start of Chapter 43?

5. What is the title of the first section, which begins in 1955?

(see the answer key)

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