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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 63-75.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The only time Ngũgĩ says he saw Edward Carey Francis “break” was when he did what in front of his friend, the Bishop?
(a) Fell asleep.
(b) Swore.
(c) Wept.
(d) Yelled.

2. What was the name of the English teacher who took Ngũgĩ’s class on a tour of a real Englishmen’s house?
(a) Principal Smith.
(b) Edward Carey Francis.
(c) P.R. Oades.
(d) Moses Gathere.

3. Who was the new principal of Alliance in 1940?
(a) Frank Carey.
(b) Francis Edwards.
(c) Edward Carey Francis.
(d) Carey Edwards.

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 Mtai.
(c) They were students.
(d) They were from Alliance.

5. In Chapter 64, as Ngũgĩ was in and out sleep in the prison, where did he dream he was with a cruel overseer?
(a) A cornfield.
(b) A mountain.
(c) A plantation.
(d) A prison cell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ngũgĩ name the officer who questioned him about why did he not pay taxes?

2. What schools in the American South were Alliance modeled first after?

3. Who does Ngũgĩ run into at a tailor shop in Kikuyi?

4. No longer a sanctuary or refuge, what metaphor does Ngũgĩ use to describe Alliance at the start of Chapter 32?

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

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