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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 (Parts VI-X): "The Language of African Fiction".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How large was the work force of the Bata shoe factory at the time when Ngaahika Ndeenda was produced?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 5,000.

2. When did Gakaara wa Wanjaũ earn the Noma Award for his secret diary he kept while in political detention?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1978.

3. With whom did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o collaborate in the drafting of the playscript for Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) Birago Diop.
(b) Amos Tutuola.
(c) Martin Carter.
(d) Ngũgĩ wa Miriĩ.

4. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IX that "to the comprador-ruling regimes, their real enemy is" what (30)?
(a) "Themselves."
(b) "A socialist unity derived from commonality of purpose."
(c) "An awakened peasantry and working class."
(d) "A democracy for and of the people."

5. What is the central backdrop of Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ?
(a) The act of heroism.
(b) The relationship bewteen fathers and sons.
(c) The journey.
(d) The fall of the hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Kenya Land and Freedom Army usher in the era of modern guerilla warfare in Africa?

2. What does the author describe as the ultimate arbiter of form in Chapter 3, Part VI?

3. Where are the owners of the Bata shoe factory based?

4. Wangeci's monologue from the excerpt of Ngaahika Ndeenda in the text describes the Olengurueni women who were exiled to where?

5. In the Kamĩrĩĩthũ rehearsal and production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, the author says perfection was shown to be what?

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