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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) African Exile literature.
(b) Neo-African literature.
(c) Afro-European literature.
(d) European-African literature.

3. When did Gakaara wa Wanjaũ earn the Noma Award for his secret diary he kept while in political detention?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1984.

4. When did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o begin writing in Gĩkũyũ?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1975.

5. The author states in Chapter 1, Part V that economic and political control can never be complete or effective without what?
(a) Physical control.
(b) Mental control.
(c) Agricultural control.
(d) Environmental control.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About how many children did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's father have?

3. What were largely featured as the main characters in the stories that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o grew up listening to as a child?

4. What was the first school that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended?

5. Who wrote the African novel The Voice?

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