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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who replaced Anthony Eden as British Prime Minister?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Harold Churchill.
(c) Harold MacMillan.
(d) Winston MacMillan.

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

3. Who unexpectedly visited Ngũgĩ and his brother and mother in the field in Chapter 31?
(a) Joseph Kariuki.
(b) His father.
(c) Allan Ogot.
(d) Edward Carey Francis.

4. In Chapter 1, what is the one thing left standing where Ngũgĩ’s home used to be?
(a) A banana tree.
(b) A mango tree.
(c) A pear tree.
(d) A fig tree.

5. What passage does Edward Carey Francis read in the midst of a downpour during a morning parade?
(a) In the House of the Interpreter.
(b) Three Men in a Boat.
(c) Pilgrim’s Progress.
(d) Pilgrim’s Sacrifice.

6. Which friend did Ngũgĩ bump into and fail to convert in Chapter 35?
(a) Kenneth Wanjai.
(b) E.K.
(c) Igogo.
(d) Kenneth Mbugwa.

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

8. Which one of Ngũgĩ ‘s family members was arrested just before Christmas?
(a) Charity.
(b) Njoki.
(c) Ngũgĩ‘s mother.
(d) Ngũgĩ.

9. What is the title of the first section, which begins in 1955?
(a) A Tale of Two Cities.
(b) A Tale of My Youth.
(c) A Tale of High School.
(d) A Tale of Home and School.

10. Ngũgĩ was disappointed in much of the literature he read in school because it used which continent as a reference point?
(a) Asia.
(b) Africa.
(c) North America.
(d) Europe.

11. What Shakespearean play did they perform in Chapter 40 which Ngũgĩ says showed him the magic of theater?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Henry IV.
(d) A Midsummer’s Night Dream.

12. Who did British soldiers capture on October 21, 1956?
(a) Kimathi Dedo.
(b) Dedan Kimathi.
(c) Jonyo Kenyatta.
(d) Dedan Kamathu.

13. Where would Ngũgĩ be screened by Government officials?
(a) Limuru.
(b) Alliance.
(c) Kikuyu.
(d) Nairobi.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What first for Ngũgĩ is foreshadowed at the end of Chapter 22?

2. From which country did Ghana gain its independence in 1957?

3. Why was Ngũgĩ’s friend let go and Ngũgĩ was made to stay captive in Chapter 24?

4. What is the name of Ngũgĩ’s new home village?

5. What is the name of the first full length play Ngũgĩ attended at Alliance?

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