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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. In Chapter 49, what group did Ngũgĩ say he joined because of his interest in different communities?

2. What phrase used to describe Ngũgĩ on his Leaving School Certificate surprise him?

3. What does Ngũgĩ say are still crouched, waiting for their time to pounce at the end of Chapter 56?

4. In the story the old man told of his time as a freedom fighter, what was he carrying on the bus when it was stopped by police?

5. What did Good Wallace and Kabae bring Ngũgĩ to eat while in prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the letter that John gave to Ngũgĩ, and what did it mean to him?

4. How does Ngũgĩ describe Thĩmbĩgwa post?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Ngũgĩ discusses how his teachers at Alliance were both white and Black and were seen as equals. Research the effects on students of having a teacher body that is representative of the students race and gender.

Essay Topic 3

Consider Point of View. In what ways does the story being told from Ngũgĩ‘s point of view effect the narrative?

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