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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first to challenge Ngũgĩ when he became dorm prefect in Chapter 48?
(a) Dunstan Smith.
(b) Dunstan Ireri.
(c) Daniel Ireri.
(d) Irie Dunst.

2. In Ngũgĩ s dream in Chapter 64, where was Ngũgĩ banished to?
(a) Kamarithu.
(b) Alliance.
(c) Marsapit.
(d) Hola Camp.

3. After Mr. Rifleman lied on the stand, what words of his mother did Ngũgĩ recall?
(a) Time heals all wounds.
(b) Truth never dies.
(c) The Golden Rule.
(d) Love wins.

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

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

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

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

8. For whom did they build a community center when at Camp Mutonguini?
(a) The Mtai.
(b) The Mau Mau.
(c) The King.
(d) The Akamba.

9. What did Ngũgĩ equate the passage of time in prison to in Chapter 68?
(a) Kamarithu.
(b) Being with his mom.
(c) Exams.
(d) Hell.

10. 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) Leonard.
(d) Joseph.

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

12. 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) The sun.
(d) His hand.

13. What book did Ngũgĩ read that depicted an image of an African woman as evil?
(a) King Solomon’s Mines.
(b) Up from Slavery.
(c) Cry, the Beloved Country.
(d) Sherlock Holmes.

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

15. What camp did Ngũgĩ work at during what he calls multiracial volunteer work in Chapter 46?
(a) Mutonguini.
(b) Camp Kenya.
(c) Gutonmuia.
(d) Kathumia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What prison were the prisoners transferred to after Thĩmbĩgwa?

3. What did the prisoners find out about Ngũgĩ in Chapter 60?

4. What is the name of the one other volunteer with Ngũgĩ in Chapter 47?

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

(see the answer keys)

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