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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 57- 62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Ngũgĩ’s new home village?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Mau Mau.
(c) Kamirithu.
(d) Kikuyi.

2. How many white volunteers were there at Camp Mutonguini with Ngũgĩ?
(a) 0.
(b) 25.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. What does Ngũgĩ say he learned the power of from playing Chess?
(a) Knights.
(b) King.
(c) The pawn.
(d) Bishops.

4. When Ngũgĩ and his friends met an old lady on their return home, what did Ngũgĩ tell her about his friends?
(a) They were Luo.
(b) They were from Alliance.
(c) They were Mtai.
(d) They were students.

5. What does Ngũgĩ say are still crouched, waiting for their time to pounce at the end of Chapter 56?
(a) The Guerillas.
(b) The hounds.
(c) The colonists.
(d) The officers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the special Saturday when students are allowed to leave the school all day?

2. What image does Ngũgĩ use to describe his fear of British forces?

3. Where did Ngũgĩ’s first story get published?

4. Which teacher does Ngũgĩ describe as the “most constant black presence” at Alliance (61)?

5. Who unexpectedly visited Ngũgĩ and his brother and mother in the field in Chapter 31?

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