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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Princess did Ngũgĩ see with the Nairobi scouts in Chapter 34?
(a) Princess Margaret.
(b) Princess Kate.
(c) Princess Elizabeth.
(d) Princess Diana.

2. In regards to the play, what did Ngũgĩ say the “political theater onstage was mimicking” (96)?
(a) The politics of the school.
(b) Life in the village.
(c) Dorm life.
(d) The real theater of politics outside school gates.

3. In Chapter 37, what item did Ngũgĩ use as an analogy the first time he participated in a debate?
(a) Scissors.
(b) Pencil.
(c) Paper.
(d) Pen.

4. What did teacher Joseph Kariuki introduce students to, which they began to memorize in the hopes of wooing girls?
(a) Shakespeare’s sonnets.
(b) Spirituals.
(c) Modern pop songs.
(d) Hamlet.

5. Who does Ngũgĩ say were equal to white teachers at Alliance?
(a) Nobody.
(b) African teachers.
(c) The principal.
(d) Students.

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

7. What word does Ngũgĩ use to describe the force that would try to tell him to slow down during a race?
(a) Demons.
(b) Turtles.
(c) Villains.
(d) Devils.

8. Where does Ngũgĩ say he found refuge at the start of Chapter 43?
(a) His dorm room.
(b) The Sunday School chapel.
(c) Books.
(d) His classroom.

9. What did Ngũgĩ’s mother suggest he do after he told of his ordeal being captured?
(a) Quit school.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Join the Mau Mau fighters.
(d) Stop coming home between breaks.

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

11. What was the punishment for returning to school late in Chapter 23?
(a) Cutting the grass.
(b) Writing an extra paper.
(c) Getting a license.
(d) Cleaning the bathrooms.

12. What is the name of the dorm prefect who wakes the students up with a quote?
(a) Moses Griffin.
(b) P.R. Oades.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Moses Gathere.

13. What was the name of the music festival Ngũgĩ attended that was started by Alliance alum Henry Kuria?
(a) Coachella.
(b) Alliance Music Festival.
(c) Kuria Fest.
(d) Kiambu.

14. What did Jonyo Kenyatta call Kenya?
(a) The Land of Conflicted Souls.
(b) The Land of Kenyatta.
(c) A Soul in Conflict.
(d) A Land of Conflict.

15. When Ngũgĩ returned from break in August, who did he find out had been detained?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Ngũgĩ pleasantly surprised to find was the new chief when he went to the military post for his screening?

2. In what annual performance did Ngũgĩ land the role of foot soldier?

3. What did Good Wallace tell Ngũgĩ to do to his uniform when he visited him during break?

4. What does Ngũgĩ do when he finds his family in Chapter 1?

5. What metaphor does Ngũgĩ use to describe the racial conflict in Kenya?

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