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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Good Wallace told Ngũgĩ he would go to court on Monday, what was he disappointed to discover Monday was?
(a) A public holiday.
(b) His graduation.
(c) Cleaning Day.
(d) The Judge’s Birthday.

2. The letter John gave to Ngũgĩ suggested to him that he may have finally succeeded in doing what?
(a) Passing exams.
(b) Committing a sin.
(c) Being accepted to university.
(d) Converting someone.

3. What is the name of the man who tells Ngũgĩ where to find his family in Chapter 1?
(a) Good Wallace.
(b) Mwangi.
(c) Kenneth.
(d) Charity.

4. Which communities does Ngũgĩ say the passports were meant to tighten government control of in Chapter 22?
(a) Gĩkuyũ, Embu, and Meru.
(b) Gĩkuyũ, Embu, and Limuru.
(c) Gĩkuyũ, Mau Mau, and Meru.
(d) Embu, Meru, Limuru.

5. What did Ngũgĩ say he learned the power of during his volunteer time at Mutonguini?
(a) The trumpet.
(b) The drum.
(c) Service.
(d) The sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ngũgĩ discover when he arrived at his home in the beginning of the memoir?

2. What does Ngũgĩ say he learned the power of from playing Chess?

3. Who was the first President of Kenya?

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

5. In Chapter 63, who did the old man say the ex-chief had to “disappear” after he found the secret armory?

(see the answer key)

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