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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. Who wrote A Room of One's Own?
(a) Alan Paton.
(b) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.
(c) Virginia Woolf.
(d) Frantz Fanon.

2. In the Kamĩrĩĩthũ rehearsal and production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, the author says perfection was shown to be what?
(a) Expected.
(b) Innate.
(c) Inherent.
(d) A process.

3. Upon what did the author write his novel Caitaani Mutharaba-Ini?
(a) Store receipts.
(b) Toilet paper.
(c) His cell walls.
(d) Notebook paper.

4. What is the Kenya Land and Freedom Army otherwise known as?
(a) The NCL.
(b) The Fante.
(c) The Red Army.
(d) The Mau Mau.

5. The author asserts in Chapter 3, Part IX that the reception of a work of art is what?
(a) Secondary to the work itself.
(b) Not of concern.
(c) Part of the work itself.
(d) Important to understanding audience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel did the author's headmaster at Alliance High School admonish for introducing sex sequences between whites and blacks in South Africa?

2. Who wrote The Five Bandits and Groundless Rumours?

3. Who declared in an article in Transition in 1963 that the acceptance of English and French as having no chance of advancing African literature and culture?

4. What does the author describe as the second aspect of language as culture in Chapter 1, Part IV?

5. When does the author describe attending a historic meeting of African writers in Chapter 1, Part II?

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