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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the peasant and his wife awaiting the arrival of in the opening of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) Obi and Jalaa.
(b) Mĩriĩ and Awli.
(c) Kĩoi and Jezebel.
(d) Gakaara and Watu.

2. What does the word "vacillating" mean as used in Chapter 1, Part VI?
(a) Escalating.
(b) Fluctuating.
(c) Failing.
(d) De-escalating.

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?
(a) Obi Wali.
(b) Birago Diop.
(c) Martin Carter.
(d) Amos Tutuola.

4. Since when does the author state imperialism has affected the lives of even the peasants in the remotest corners of our countries in his Introduction?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1865.

5. Where was Janheinz Jahn from?
(a) Greenland.
(b) France.
(c) The Netherlands.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Caitaani mutharaba-Ini published?

2. What term from Chapter 1, Part VI refers to a person within a country who acts as an agent for foreign organizations engaged in investment, trade, or economic or political exploitation?

3. When did the production of Maitũ Njugĩra begin?

4. What was the first school that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended?

5. What performance troupe first performed The Trial of Dedan Kimathi?

Short Essay Questions

1. In his Introduction, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o states that the study of African realities has been too long seen in terms of tribes. What does he mean by this?

2. What was Chinua Achebe's stance on language?

3. What dramas was the author exposed to during his education?

4. When did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o cease writing in English? What were his first works in Gĩkũyũ?

5. Who is David Diop and what was his perspective on language?

6. What are the mutually opposed forces in African realities today, according to the author in his Introduction?

7. What is the basic plot of Ngaahika Ndeenda?

8. What are the two main strands of the petty-bourgeoisie in Africa that the author describes in Chapter 1, Part VI?

9. How does the author describe the peasant's relationship to language in Chapter 1, Part VII?

10. How does the author describe the significance of land in Kenya?

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