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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The old woman responded to Ngũgĩ by saying, “We are all children of” whom on page 158?
(a) Africa.
(b) God.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Earth.

2. What did Ngũgĩ say he learned the power of during his volunteer time at Mutonguini?
(a) The sun.
(b) The trumpet.
(c) Service.
(d) The drum.

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

4. The letter John gave to Ngũgĩ suggested to him that he may have finally succeeded in doing what?
(a) Passing exams.
(b) Being accepted to university.
(c) Committing a sin.
(d) Converting someone.

5. Who was Ngũgĩ’s friend who worked with him on the Christmas pageant in Chapter 53?
(a) Gaitho.
(b) Kimani.
(c) Kenneth.
(d) Igogo.

6. What was the first book Ngũgĩ read that he says spoke to his Black experience?
(a) Cry, the Beloved Country.
(b) King Solomon’s Mines.
(c) Sherlock Holmes stories.
(d) Up from Slavery.

7. After pleading not guilty, what was the prosecution unable to produce in order for proceedings to begin?
(a) A coherent argument.
(b) Ngũgĩ.
(c) Money.
(d) A witness.

8. As he embarked on his literary journey, Ngũgĩ found discomfort with the ways which people were depicted?
(a) Women.
(b) Non-English characters.
(c) Englishmen.
(d) Americans.

9. What was the subject of the fight between The Bishop and The General?
(a) How to pitch a tent.
(b) Ngũgĩ.
(c) Why the other volunteer left.
(d) Mau Mau Guerilla fighters and the government.

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

11. 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.

12. When Ngũgĩ‘s brother held his hand in Chapter 74, Ngũgĩ said it was clear that he was his what?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Hero.
(c) Best Friend.
(d) Favorite sibling.

13. What advice did Mr. Rifleman and Mr. Machine Gun give Ngũgĩ in Chapter 71?
(a) Plead innocent.
(b) Bribe the judge.
(c) Run away.
(d) Plead guilty.

14. In court in Chapter 70, what fellow teacher did Ngũgĩ meet from Kahũguĩni?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Edward.
(c) John.
(d) Allan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ngũgĩ do when they returned to camp in Chapter 47?

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

3. What did Ngũgĩ say that Edward Carey Francis' final School Assembly speech represented?

4. What surprised Ngũgĩ about what his fellow prisoners did in court in Chapter 70?

5. In Chapter 61, after being released, the officer summons Ngũgĩ back stating that he did what?

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