1. Who is quoted in Chapter 1, Part V as having said, "... the blacks ... are inferior to the whites on the endowments of both body and mind ..." (18)?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Gabriel Okara.
(c) Sir H. Rider Haggard.
(d) Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.

2. What term used by the author in the Introduction is defined by him as having the effect of annihilating a people's belief in their names, languages, unity, and ultimately, themselves?
(a) Educational restructuring.
(b) A cultural bomb.
(c) Communal restructuring.
(d) Segregation.

3. What does the author say the real aim of colonialism was in Chapter 1, Part V?
(a) To control the people's community.
(b) To control the people's beliefs.
(c) To control the people's wealth.
(d) To control the people's history.

4. How far is Kamĩrĩĩthũ from Nairobi?
(a) 20 km.
(b) 50 km.
(c) 10 km.
(d) 30 km.

5. What is the Kenya Land and Freedom Army otherwise known as?
(a) The NCL.
(b) The Mau Mau.
(c) The Fante.
(d) The Red Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term from Chapter 1, Part VI refers to a person within a country who acts as an agent for foreign organizations engaged in investment, trade, or economic or political exploitation?

2. Hausa is the first language of approximately how many people?

3. What does the author describe as a constant theme in the stories that he grew up listening to?

4. What language did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o speak growing up?

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

(see the answer key)

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