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

2. In the repeated chorus in the scene from Ngaahika Ndeenda that is presented in the text, the lyrics state that problems can be settled in what?
(a) Blood.
(b) Love.
(c) War.
(d) Jokes.

3. What character in Ngaahika Ndeenda has a long dramatic monologue about the struggle between capital and labor which is described in Chapter 2, Part V?
(a) Maitũ Njugĩra.
(b) Kĩgũũnda.
(c) Kĩmaathi.
(d) Gĩcaamba.

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

5. The author says in Chapter 1, Part IX, "A writer who tries to communicate the message of revolutionary unity and hope in the languages of the people becomes" what (30)?
(a) "A subversive character."
(b) "A counterintelligent adversary."
(c) "A powerful enemy."
(d) "A sickness."

Short Answer Questions

1. The process of production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, from research, writing, auditions, and rehearsals as well as construction of the theater took how much time?

2. How many years of involvement had Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o spent writing literature in Englis when the author began writing in Gĩkũyũ?

3. When did the production of Maitũ Njugĩra begin?

4. In what book of the author's did he narrate the fate of the production of Maitũ Njugĩra?

5. On what date did Ngaahika Ndeenda open to a paying audience?

(see the answer key)

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