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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Ngũgĩ’s friend who worked with him on the Christmas pageant in Chapter 53?
(a) Gaitho.
(b) Kimani.
(c) Igogo.
(d) Kenneth.

3. What purchase restores Ngũgĩ’s pride in Kikuyi?
(a) Lunch.
(b) New clothes.
(c) A book.
(d) Candy.

4. In the story the old man told in Chapter 63, where was the ex-chief banished to?
(a) England.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Marsapit.
(d) America.

5. What did Ngũgĩ’s mother make for his friends when they visited in Chapter 23?
(a) Roasted yams.
(b) Pear Jam.
(c) Roasted potatoes.
(d) Mashed potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the AEMO charged with after the statement they put out following the March elections?

2. Who did Ngũgĩ meet and discuss religion with at a gathering at a fellow teacher’s house in Chapter 67?

3. What was the name of the ex-chief about whose courage the older and younger prisoners disagree in Chapter 63?

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

5. Who does Ngũgĩ say were equal to white teachers at Alliance?

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