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

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

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

4. 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.

5. Who did Ngũgĩ invite back home with him on Nairobi Saturday in Chapter 49?
(a) Joshua Omange and Nicodemus Asinjo.
(b) Josh Smith and Nicodemus Assam.
(c) Justin Orange and Nicholas Assam.
(d) Nicodemus Asinjo and Justin Omange.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 64, as Ngũgĩ was in and out sleep in the prison, where did he dream he was with a cruel overseer?

2. What sport did the Johnny the Red’s school play against Alliance?

3. Earlier on the day he was stopped on the bus to Limuru, what did Ngũgĩ purchase with his salary?

4. Who did Ngũgĩ plan to tell first about this acceptance to Makerere?

5. What phrase used to describe Ngũgĩ on his Leaving School Certificate surprise him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ngũgĩ’s first visit to the school library.

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

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

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

5. What is the “partnership in crime between criminals and crime busters” Ngũgĩ refers to on page 206?

6. How does Ngũgĩ describe the manner in which the inmates describe their crimes?

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

8. On the stand, Ngũgĩ says something from his Alliance days helped him. What is it?

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

10. What was the “comedy” Ngũgĩ saw in being taken to Kiambu Remand Prison?

(see the answer keys)

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