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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Russians launched Sputnik II, what animal was on it that caused outrage?
(a) A bird.
(b) A cat.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) A dog.

2. What did Ngũgĩ’s mother often say the longest nights always end with?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Roasted Potatoes.
(d) Peace.

3. What book did the landscape from the scouting event in Chapter 35 inspire?
(a) In the River Between.
(b) The Chanua and Me.
(c) Between Two Rivers.
(d) The Chanua River.

4. What names did Ngũgĩ gives to the officers who stopped them on the bus in Chapter 57?
(a) Mr. Machine Gun and Mr. Rifleman.
(b) Johnny Gun and Johnny Rifleman.
(c) Officer Bullets.
(d) Mr. Green and Mr. Red.

5. When did Ngũgĩ begin school at Alliance?
(a) October, 1952.
(b) April, 1950.
(c) December, 1959.
(d) January, 1955.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Jonyo Kenyatta call Kenya?

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

4. What did the prisoners find out about Ngũgĩ in Chapter 60?

5. For whom did they build a community center when at Camp Mutonguini?

(see the answer key)

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