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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase used to describe Ngũgĩ on his Leaving School Certificate surprise him?
(a) Dashing young man.
(b) Most Valuable Player.
(c) Pioneering spirit.
(d) Superior being.

2. What does Ngũgĩ say are still crouched, waiting for their time to pounce at the end of Chapter 56?
(a) The hounds.
(b) The colonists.
(c) The officers.
(d) The Guerillas.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ngũgĩ equate the passage of time in prison to in Chapter 68?

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

3. Where was Ngũgĩ headed to when his bus was stopped by police in Chapter 57?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Good Wallace visited Ngũgĩ on Sunday, alone this time, what did he tell him that made him feel hopeful? was it true?

2. What did Ngũgĩ say in reference to his court appearance that foreshadows what happened after the memoir ends?

3. To keep their minds off of the things, what did the prisoners do that made the day go by faster according to Ngũgĩ?

4. What was the letter that John gave to Ngũgĩ, and what did it mean to him?

5. What is Ngũgĩ doing at the end of the story?

6. What do readers know about John Kabae, and why does Ngũgĩ think he might be able to help?

7. How did Ngũgĩ’s conversation with Lady Teacher help him with his own spiritual doubts?

8. What does Ngũgĩ mean when he says that Alliance did not divide Africans across racial lines?

9. What did the judge say Ngũgĩ was accused of, much to his surprise?

10. What good news was Ngũgĩ bringing home to Limuru when he was stopped on the bus?

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