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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Ngaahika Ndeenda, Wangeci's monologue describes the Olengurueni women who were driven from their lands around where?
(a) Eskista.
(b) Nakuru.
(c) Yatta.
(d) Aduma.

2. The process of production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, from research, writing, auditions, and rehearsals as well as construction of the theater took how much time?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

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

4. Who wrote the African novel The Voice?
(a) Martin Carter.
(b) Amos Tutuola.
(c) Gabriel Okara.
(d) Alan Paton.

5. The author says in Chapter 1, Part IX, "A writer who tries to communicate the message of revolutionary unity and hope in the languages of the people becomes" what (30)?
(a) "A subversive character."
(b) "A powerful enemy."
(c) "A sickness."
(d) "A counterintelligent adversary."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What statement largely sums up the author's central theme in Chapter 1, Part IV?

3. When did the Kenya government outlaw Kamĩrĩĩthũ Community Education and Cultural Center and ban all theater activities in the entire area?

4. Where is the campus of Makerere University College located that the author attended a historic meeting of African writers as described in Chapter 1, Part II?

5. When was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o arrested as a result of the production of Ngaahika Ndeenda?

(see the answer key)

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