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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 book did Ngũgĩ read that depicted an image of an African woman as evil?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Up from Slavery.
(c) Cry, the Beloved Country.
(d) King Solomon’s Mines.

2. In what year was the Declaration of the state of Emergency in Kenya?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1922.

3. What word does Ngũgĩ use to describe the force that would try to tell him to slow down during a race?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Villains.
(c) Demons.
(d) Devils.

4. What did Ngũgĩ think might help quiet his spiritual doubts?
(a) Seeing God.
(b) Converting one person.
(c) Praying more.
(d) Hearing God.

5. 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 mango tree.
(d) A banana tree.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the name of the music festival Ngũgĩ attended that was started by Alliance alum Henry Kuria?

5. What did Ngũgĩ’s mother suggest he do after he told of his ordeal being captured?

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