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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. What family is central in Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) The Kĩmaathi family.
(b) The Mĩriĩ family.
(c) The Kĩgũũnda family.
(d) The Achebe family.

2. What three colors comprise the flag of Kenya?
(a) Red, yellow, and green.
(b) Black, green, and blue.
(c) Black, red, and green.
(d) Black, yellow, and green.

3. When was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o arrested as a result of the production of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) September 12, 1976.
(b) October 2, 1977.
(c) March 30, 1977.
(d) December 31, 1977.

4. Who was the President of the West German Federal Council in 1984?
(a) Gabriel Okara.
(b) Kim Chi Ha.
(c) Amos Tutuola.
(d) Franz Josef Strauss.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How large was the work force of the Bata shoe factory at the time when Ngaahika Ndeenda was produced?

2. What does "Caitaani mutharaba-Ini" translate to in English?

3. What was the name of the journal in the Gĩkũyũ language that Gakaara wa Wanjaũ established after being released from prison?

4. What character in Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ moves in a matatu taxi from Nairobi to Ilmorog?

5. Where is the Wolof language primarily used?

(see the answer key)

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