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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 (Parts IV-V): "The Language of African Fiction".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The chorus in Ngaahika Ndeenda asks where the grave is for whom?
(a) Eskista.
(b) Kpanlogo.
(c) Waiyaki.
(d) Aduma.

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

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

5. 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?
(a) A Grain of Wheat.
(b) The River Between.
(c) Weep Not, Child.
(d) Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Part I, the author asserts, "The choice of language and the use to which language is put is central to" what (4)?

2. How many years of involvement had Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o spent writing literature in Englis when the author began writing in Gĩkũyũ?

3. When was Things Fall Apart published?

4. The author notes in his Introduction that the study of African realities has been seen for too long in terms of what?

5. What does the word "axiomatic" mean, as used in Chapter 1, Part I?

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