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

2. In court in Chapter 70, what fellow teacher did Ngũgĩ meet from Kahũguĩni?

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

4. What did Ngũgĩ say he learned the power of during his volunteer time at Mutonguini?

5. What did Ngũgĩ name the officer who questioned him about why did he not pay taxes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Good Wallace and Kabae visited him at Thĩmbĩgwa, what did Ngũgĩ remember of his last meeting with Good Wallace?

3. Describe the fight between The Bishop and The General.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ngũgĩ sees his first full length play, Maisha ni Nini, which he describes as “the foundation for my lifelong respect for students’ efforts and for my own interest in theater” (34). Write a short essay on why this brief moment is important to the text. How is theater important in other parts of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Find examples of metaphor in In the House of the Interpreter and analyze their significance and effectiveness.

Essay Topic 3

Ngũgĩ’s English class was given a tour of a real “Englishmen’s house” (20). Describe the house and compare it to Ngũgĩ’s home. Why do you think this was one of the first things the teacher does with new students?

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