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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. The only time Ngũgĩ says he saw Edward Carey Francis “break” was when he did what in front of his friend, the Bishop?
(a) Fell asleep.
(b) Swore.
(c) Wept.
(d) Yelled.

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

3. In Chapter 55, Ngũgĩ studied hard for exams in the hopes of attending which university?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) Makerere.

4. What sport did the Johnny the Red’s school play against Alliance?
(a) Chess.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Hockey.
(d) LaCrosse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The letter John gave to Ngũgĩ suggested to him that he may have finally succeeded in doing what?

2. What wass the new word Ngũgĩ learned, which referred to the end of the world?

3. From whom was the letter John the teacher gave to Ngũgĩ in Chapter 73?

4. In Chapter 56, when Carey Francis gave Ngũgĩ his certificate, what did he tell Ngũgĩ not to become?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ngũgĩ describe Thĩmbĩgwa post?

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

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

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

5. Who did Ngũgĩ, Joshua, and Nicodemus encounter when they were walking back from Limuru and what did she say?

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

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

8. What did Ngũgĩ find in common with Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights?

9. What do Andrew Brockett and Ngũgĩ agree would reduce racial tensions?

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

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