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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the court do after Ngũgĩ’s testimony?
(a) Applaud.
(b) Cry.
(c) Yell.
(d) Pray.

2. Which friend was Ngũgĩ able to speak with and give money to send home to his mother in Chapter 58?
(a) Leonard.
(b) Kenneth.
(c) Joseph.
(d) E.K.

3. During the fight between The Bishop and The General, Ngũgĩ had a vision of a man of God holding what?
(a) The sun.
(b) A cross.
(c) A huge Bible.
(d) His hand.

4. What was Ngũgĩ having doubts about when he began reading Albert Schweitzer?
(a) Going to College.
(b) Attending Alliance.
(c) His own writing.
(d) Evangelical Christianity.

5. Who did Ngũgĩ meet and discuss religion with at a gathering at a fellow teacher’s house in Chapter 67?
(a) David Martin.
(b) Kenneth Mbugua.
(c) Edward Carey Francis.
(d) Lady Teacher.

6. What sport did the Johnny the Red’s school play against Alliance?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Hockey.
(c) LaCrosse.
(d) Chess.

7. Who did Ngũgĩ plan to tell first about this acceptance to Makerere?
(a) Good Wallace.
(b) His mother.
(c) Charity.
(d) Kenneth.

8. What does Ngũgĩ say are still crouched, waiting for their time to pounce at the end of Chapter 56?
(a) The hounds.
(b) The officers.
(c) The Guerillas.
(d) The colonists.

9. In his disappointment about not going to court on Monday, who tried to comfort Ngũgĩ with a tale of a Hyena, an Antelope, and a Hare?
(a) Mr. Rifleman.
(b) Mr. Body Parts.
(c) Mr. Bank Robber.
(d) Mr. Machine Gun.

10. When Ngũgĩ and his friends met an old lady on their return home, what did Ngũgĩ tell her about his friends?
(a) They were from Alliance.
(b) They were Luo.
(c) They were students.
(d) They were Mtai.

11. What wass the new word Ngũgĩ learned, which referred to the end of the world?
(a) Apocalyptic.
(b) Eschatological.
(c) Ecclesiastical.
(d) Historical.

12. What prison were the prisoners transferred to after Thĩmbĩgwa?
(a) King Africa’s Remand Prison.
(b) Limuru Community Prison.
(c) Kiambu Remand Prison.
(d) Hola Camp.

13. With what association does Ngũgĩ volunteer after his first volunteer experience?
(a) The Mutonguini Hostel Association.
(b) The Kenya Youth Hostel Association.
(c) The Nairobi Youth Hostel Association.
(d) Youth Hostels of America.

14. From what school was Johnny the Red a graduate?
(a) Alliance.
(b) Prince of Wales.
(c) Duke of York.
(d) Cambridge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The old woman responded to Ngũgĩ by saying, “We are all children of” whom on page 158?

2. What experience from Alliance helped Ngũgĩ during his trial in Chapter 74?

3. What was the first book Ngũgĩ read that he says spoke to his Black experience?

4. Which author inspired Ngũgĩ to write about his childhood?

5. What author who speaks about religion did Gaitho introduce Ngũgĩ to?

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