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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Ngũgĩ headed at the end of the book?
(a) Makerere.
(b) Limuru.
(c) Back to prison.
(d) Alliance.

2. What is the name of the one other volunteer with Ngũgĩ in Chapter 47?
(a) Giovani.
(b) Igor.
(c) Igogo.
(d) Govinda.

3. In Chapter 55, Ngũgĩ studied hard for exams in the hopes of attending which university?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Makerere.

4. Earlier on the day he was stopped on the bus to Limuru, what did Ngũgĩ purchase with his salary?
(a) A briefcase.
(b) A watch.
(c) Trousers.
(d) Cologne.

5. In Chapter 64, as Ngũgĩ was in and out sleep in the prison, where did he dream he was with a cruel overseer?
(a) A prison cell.
(b) A cornfield.
(c) A plantation.
(d) A mountain.

6. What did Ngũgĩ’s first challenger as dorm prefect do in the dorm, which was against the rules?
(a) He partied all night.
(b) He smoked.
(c) He drank.
(d) He broke the door.

7. Who came with Good Wallace to visit Ngũgĩ in prison in Chapter 59?
(a) Charity.
(b) His mother.
(c) Joseph Kabae.
(d) Njoki.

8. Who did Ngũgĩ’s friend Kimani want to talk about constantly?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Himself.
(c) Kenneth.
(d) Dale Carnegie.

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

10. Which author inspired Ngũgĩ to write about his childhood?
(a) Holmes.
(b) Tolstoy.
(c) Washington.
(d) Bronte.

11. What are the names Ngũgĩ gives to the two European teachers in Chapter 47?
(a) The Bishop and The General.
(b) The King and the Queen.
(c) The Bishop and the Pawn.
(d) The General and the Villager.

12. What did Ngũgĩ’s mother often say the longest nights always end with?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Roasted Potatoes.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Peace.

13. From whom was the letter John the teacher gave to Ngũgĩ in Chapter 73?
(a) His mother.
(b) Good Wallace.
(c) Joseph Kabae.
(d) Lady Teacher.

14. Where was Ngũgĩ headed to when his bus was stopped by police in Chapter 57?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Makerere.
(c) Limuru.
(d) Alliance.

15. What did Good Wallace and Kabae bring Ngũgĩ to eat while in prison?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Bread.
(c) Tea.
(d) A lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first to challenge Ngũgĩ when he became dorm prefect in Chapter 48?

2. Who was Ngũgĩ’s friend who worked with him on the Christmas pageant in Chapter 53?

3. What detective writer did Ngũgĩ begin to read and attempt to emulate in Chapter 50?

4. With what association does Ngũgĩ volunteer after his first volunteer experience?

5. What did Ngũgĩ name the officer who questioned him about why did he not pay taxes?

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