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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 (Parts IV-V): "The Language of African Literature" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his Introduction, the author states that the theme of this book is taken from a poem by what Guyanese poet?
(a) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.
(b) Wole Soyinka.
(c) Alan Paton.
(d) Martin Carter.

2. What was the first school that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended?
(a) Kamaandura.
(b) Luganda.
(c) Khoekhoe.
(d) Northern Ndebele.

3. About how many children did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's father have?
(a) 28.
(b) 22.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

4. What was the elitist institution for Africans in colonial Kenya where Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended high school?
(a) The Alliance High School.
(b) The Ndebele High School.
(c) The Niflheim High School.
(d) The Oxford High School.

5. Where did the capitalist powers of Europe carve up the continent of Africa into different colonies in the late 1800s?
(a) Berlin.
(b) London.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel of the author's did he hope to give a transcript of to Chinua Achebe at the writers' conference described in Chapter 1, Part II?

2. In Chapter 1, Part IV the author states that language as communication has three aspects. The first of these is the language of real life, which he attributes to having been coined by whom?

3. When did Professor Micere Mũgo give a speech in Nairobi entitled "Written Literature and Black Images"?

4. What does the author refer to as being the basis of a people's identity in Chapter 1, Part IV?

5. How many wives did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's father have?

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