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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. What was the author's earliest short story, which was published in the literary journal at Makerere University College?
(a) "The Fig Tree."
(b) "The Officer."
(c) "The Sand Dune."
(d) "The Waving Wheat."

2. In what language is Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ written?
(a) Ashanti.
(b) Swahili.
(c) Gĩkũyũ.
(d) Hausa.

3. Where is Ibadan University located?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Chad.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Kenya.

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

5. The author poses the question in Chapter 1, Part VIII, "What is the difference between a politician who says Africa cannot do without imperialism and the writer who says Africa cannot do without" what (26)?
(a) "European culture."
(b) "European languages."
(c) "Western philosophies."
(d) "Western ideologies."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Part IV, the author states that "Language, any language, has a dual character: it is both a means of communication and" what (13)?

2. What was the literary journal at Makerere University College?

3. 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?

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

5. Who was the President of Toto from 1967 until 2005?

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