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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 surprised Ngũgĩ about what his fellow prisoners did in court in Chapter 70?
(a) They plead innocent.
(b) They yelled at the officers.
(c) They didn’t show up.
(d) They plead guilty.

2. In Chapter 62, Ngũgĩ was disturbed by the “partnership in crime between criminals and” whom (206)?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) His family.
(d) Crime busters.

3. What did the prisoners find out about Ngũgĩ in Chapter 60?
(a) He is from Limuru.
(b) He attended Alliance.
(c) He plays chess.
(d) His brother is a Mau Mau.

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

5. What did Andrew and Ngũgĩ agree would help reduce racial tensions during their conversion in Chapter 46?
(a) Integrated schools.
(b) Less social contact between races.
(c) Studying abroad.
(d) More social contact between races.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came with Good Wallace to visit Ngũgĩ in prison in Chapter 59?

2. Who was the first to challenge Ngũgĩ when he became dorm prefect in Chapter 48?

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

4. Which friend was Ngũgĩ able to speak with and give money to send home to his mother in Chapter 58?

5. What did the court do after Ngũgĩ’s testimony?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 do Andrew Brockett and Ngũgĩ agree would reduce racial tensions?

5. Describe Ngũgĩ’s final meeting with Edward Carey Francis to receive his Leaving School Certificate.

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

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

8. How does Ngũgĩ describe Thĩmbĩgwa post?

9. In 1957, Ngũgĩ became dorm prefect. Describe the first time he was challenged by a fellow student.

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

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