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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 (Parts I-IV): "The Quest for Relevance" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what language was Hekaya Za Abunuwasi written?
(a) Kiswahili.
(b) Jalaa.
(c) Ashanti.
(d) Hausa.

2. What does the Ituĩka ceremony mark?
(a) The marriage of an elder's son to a colonial daughter.
(b) The onset of war.
(c) The handing over of power from one generation to another.
(d) The birth of the first son in a family.

3. The author describes in Chapter 3, Part VII being most impressed with the masterful handling of what in In the Castle of My Skin?
(a) The lyricism of the narrative.
(b) Different narrative techniques.
(c) The themes developed in the novel.
(d) The symbolism and imagery.

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

5. Who wrote The Palm-wine Drunkard?
(a) Amos Tutuola.
(b) Birago Diop.
(c) Gabriel Okara.
(d) Martin Carter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family is central in Ngaahika Ndeenda?

2. What does the author refer to as the result of the broken harmony between the three aspects of language as communication for the colonial child?

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

4. Who is the trickster that is featured in Hekaya Za Abunuwasi?

5. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IV, "Language as culture is the collective memory bank of a people's" what (15)?

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