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

2. As he embarked on his literary journey, Ngũgĩ found discomfort with the ways which people were depicted?
(a) Non-English characters.
(b) Americans.
(c) Englishmen.
(d) Women.

3. How many white volunteers were there at Camp Mutonguini with Ngũgĩ?
(a) 4.
(b) 25.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

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

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

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 part of his dream does Ngũgĩ relate to the performance at Kahũgĩnĩ school?

3. The only time Ngũgĩ says he saw Edward Carey Francis “break” was when he did what in front of his friend, the Bishop?

4. What advice did Mr. Rifleman and Mr. Machine Gun give Ngũgĩ in Chapter 71?

5. Where did Ngũgĩ’s first story get published?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Ngũgĩ and Johnny the Red have in common?

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

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

6. How did Ngũgĩ know the Akamba people prior to volunteering to build them a community center?

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

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

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

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

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