2. In Chapter 35, Ngũgĩ describes a memorable scouting experience in which people of all races joined together to celebrate the life of whom?
(a) Jonyo Kenyatta.
(b) Lord Baden Powell.
(c) Good Wallace.
(d) Lord Carey Francis.

3. What does Ngũgĩ do when he finds his family in Chapter 1?
(a) He urges them to flee..
(b) He makes them dinner.
(c) He brags about his school
(d) He takes off his uniform and helps them build their new home.

4. What did Ngũgĩ’s mother believe to have sacred and healing powers?
(a) Tea.
(b) Roasted Potatoes.
(c) The Mugumo tree.
(d) Pears.

5. In Chapter 45, Ngũgĩ says that schools in Kenya were separate and what?
(a) Similar.
(b) Unequal.
(c) Equal.
(d) Far apart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the music festival Ngũgĩ attended that was started by Alliance alum Henry Kuria?

2. What first for Ngũgĩ is foreshadowed at the end of Chapter 22?

3. What is the name of the first full length play Ngũgĩ attended at Alliance?

4. The opening of which college in 1948 meant that secondary schools began to shift their focus on preparing students for college?

5. Whose refusal to drive Ngũgĩ and his friends back to school resulted in the boys being late?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a memoir?

2. Why are Ngũgĩ, Wanjai and Leonard late getting back from Nairobi Saturday?

3. What did Kenneth and Ngũgĩ decide to do for their village when they met at a scouting event?

4. Describe Ngũgĩ’s feelings about volunteering at Sunday School and the words or phrases he uses to express these feelings?

5. What did they learn of E.K. that gravely disappoints and ultimately disbands the cabal?

6. After Harold MacMillan replaced Anthony Eden as British Prime Minister, several countries gained their independence. Please list which countries gained their independence and from whom.

7. What did Ngũgĩ see at the event for Lord Baden Powell that he found most moving?

8. Why was Ngũgĩ so happy to return home after first term exams?

9. Describe Ngũgĩ’s friendship with Kenneth Mbgũa.

10. Why is Charity arrested? What is she accused of doing? Does Ngũgĩ think she did it? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

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