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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was Ngũgĩ’s brother being held after his capture?
2. In what year does Chapter 18 begin?
3. Which teacher does Ngũgĩ describe as the “most constant black presence” at Alliance (61)?
4. What was the AEMO charged with after the statement they put out following the March elections?
5. What did Ngũgĩ think might help quiet his spiritual doubts?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Ngũgĩ refer to Alliance as a sanctuary?
2. Why are Ngũgĩ, Wanjai and Leonard late getting back from Nairobi Saturday?
3. What performance did Ngũgĩ help put on in Limuru and what were the two parts?
4. Ngũgĩ says that schools were separate and unequal, thus sports were the only way to compare abilities. What does he say the games between Alliance and other all white schools became a metaphor for?
5. What were some of the differences Ngũgĩ notes from when Edward Carey Francis was not on campus to when he returned?
6. What did they learn of E.K. that gravely disappoints and ultimately disbands the cabal?
7. Describe Ngũgĩ’s friendship with Kenneth Mbgũa.
8. Who were the Acrossians and why were they called that?
9. In what ways does Ngũgĩ say Alliance used schools of the American South as a model when it first opened?
10. How does Ngũgĩ describe the homes of the loyal vs. those of the disloyal in Chapter 13?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a short essay on the teacher, Joseph Kariuki and his significance to the story. Why was he an important figure at Alliance? What made him different?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the symbolic significance of the Alliance uniform. How did it make Ngũgĩ feel? What did it represent to the outside world? Use examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
David Martin’s ability to speak to Ngũgĩ and have him accept Jesus is an example of a speaker able to convince its audience. What do you think it takes to be an effective speaker and to make an effective argument? Why do you think Martin’s words touched Ngũgĩ at that time in his life?
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