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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’s mother suggest he do after he told of his ordeal being captured?
(a) Call the police.
(b) Quit school.
(c) Join the Mau Mau fighters.
(d) Stop coming home between breaks.

2. What did Ngũgĩ’s first challenger as dorm prefect do in the dorm, which was against the rules?
(a) He partied all night.
(b) He broke the door.
(c) He drank.
(d) He smoked.

3. What camp did Ngũgĩ work at during what he calls multiracial volunteer work in Chapter 46?
(a) Camp Kenya.
(b) Kathumia.
(c) Mutonguini.
(d) Gutonmuia.

4. Where did Ngũgĩ’s first story get published?
(a) His school magazine.
(b) His own book.
(c) A short story collection.
(d) The local newspaper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom did Ngũgĩ receive a long letter regarding whether one needed a license to write?

2. What did Andrew and Ngũgĩ agree would help reduce racial tensions during their conversion in Chapter 46?

3. What was the punishment for returning to school late in Chapter 23?

4. From where did Ngũgĩ return home in April 1955?

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

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