1. How many years of involvement had Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o spent writing literature in Englis when the author began writing in Gĩkũyũ?
(a) 31.
(b) 13.
(c) 17.
(d) 22.

2. What word from the text refers to the conventional spelling system of a language?
(a) Epistilography.
(b) Orthography.
(c) Lithography.
(d) Orinthology.

3. When was The Black Hermit first produced?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1959.

4. What term does the author define in Chapter 1, Part VIII as "literature written by Africans in European languages in the era of imperialism" (27)?
(a) Neo-African literature.
(b) African Exile literature.
(c) European-African literature.
(d) Afro-European literature.

5. Wangeci's monologue from the excerpt of Ngaahika Ndeenda in the text describes the Olengurueni women who were exiled to where?
(a) Yatta.
(b) Eskista.
(c) Aduma.
(d) Nakuru.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 2, Part V that "In the opening line of The Black Hermit the peasant mother is made to speak in a poetic language reminiscent in tone of" whom (43)?

2. For how long was Gakaara wa Wanjaũ imprisoned for his writings in Gĩkũyũ?

3. When did Gakaara wa Wanjaũ earn the Noma Award for his secret diary he kept while in political detention?

4. What does the word "vacillating" mean as used in Chapter 1, Part VI?

5. With whom did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o collaborate in the drafting of the playscript for Ngaahika Ndeenda?

(see the answer key)

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