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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. What country's government does the author describe as having a Literature Bureau that would not publish an African noel which had any but religious themes and sociological themes free from politics in Chapter 3, Part IV?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Rwanda.
(d) Rhodesia.

2. During what years was Gakaara wa Wanjaũ detained in prison?
(a) 1950-1958.
(b) 1959-1962.
(c) 1952-1962.
(d) 1955-1962.

3. What was the name of the journal in the Gĩkũyũ language that Gakaara wa Wanjaũ established after being released from prison?
(a) Maitũ Njugĩra.
(b) Matigari ma Njiruungi.
(c) Gĩkũyũ Na Mũmbi.
(d) Kĩgũũnda.

4. Along with what other two lecturers did the author present a rejection of the primacy of English literature and cultures at Nairobi University?
(a) Karen Blixen and Kim Chi Ha.
(b) Amos Tutuola and Gabriel Okara.
(c) Owuor Anyumba and Taban Lo Liyong.
(d) Chinua Achebe and Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.

5. Who does the author attribute with changing language all the time?
(a) The petty-bourgeoisie.
(b) The upper and royal classes.
(c) The intellectual elite and educators.
(d) The peasantry and working class.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the author begin attending Makerere University College?

2. Where was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o detained?

3. In what language was Hekaya Za Abunuwasi written?

4. By what number was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o called in prison?

5. Who was the President of the West German Federal Council in 1984?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did the great Nairobi Literature Debate begin? How did it begin?

2. What does the author remark about Faust in Chapter 3, Part VIII?

3. What does the author mean when he refers to Afro-European literature?

4. What does the author say about critical reception of literature in Chapter 3, Part IX?

5. What does the author mean when he refers to a person's philosophic base of relevance?

6. What reasons does the author give for Africans studying Caribbean and Afro-American literature?

7. What is Gakaara Book Service and where is it located?

8. What does the author remark about African poetry in Chapter 4, Part I?

9. How did the author go about obtaining the basic necessities for writing while in prison?

10. What about George Lamming's work impressed the author?

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