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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the ex-chief about whose courage the older and younger prisoners disagree in Chapter 63?
(a) Wallace.
(b) Kenyatta.
(c) Mbiyũ.
(d) Mbugua.

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

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

5. What surprised Ngũgĩ about what his fellow prisoners did in court in Chapter 70?
(a) They yelled at the officers.
(b) They plead innocent.
(c) They didn’t show up.
(d) They plead guilty.

6. 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 Mtai.
(c) They were Luo.
(d) They were students.

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

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

9. What did the prisoners find out about Ngũgĩ in Chapter 60?
(a) He plays chess.
(b) He attended Alliance.
(c) He is from Limuru.
(d) His brother is a Mau Mau.

10. What detective writer did Ngũgĩ begin to read and attempt to emulate in Chapter 50?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Allan Paton.
(c) Booker T. Washington.
(d) Edgar Wallace.

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

12. 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. Bank Robber.
(c) Mr. Machine Gun.
(d) Mr. Body Parts.

13. Where did Ngũgĩ’s first story get published?
(a) The local newspaper.
(b) A short story collection.
(c) His own book.
(d) His school magazine.

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

15. What names did Ngũgĩ gives to the officers who stopped them on the bus in Chapter 57?
(a) Officer Bullets.
(b) Johnny Gun and Johnny Rifleman.
(c) Mr. Machine Gun and Mr. Rifleman.
(d) Mr. Green and Mr. Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he embarked on his literary journey, Ngũgĩ found discomfort with the ways which people were depicted?

2. After Mr. Rifleman lied on the stand, what words of his mother did Ngũgĩ recall?

3. In Chapter 55, Ngũgĩ studied hard for exams in the hopes of attending which university?

4. What wass the new word Ngũgĩ learned, which referred to the end of the world?

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

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