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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. About how often was the Ituĩka ceremony held by the Agĩkũyũ?
(a) Every 30 years.
(b) Every 25 years.
(c) Every 10 years.
(d) Every 15 years.

2. Who was the President of the West German Federal Council in 1984?
(a) Franz Josef Strauss.
(b) Amos Tutuola.
(c) Kim Chi Ha.
(d) Gabriel Okara.

3. On what days of the week did the woman from Kamĩrĩĩthũ visit the author, according to his narrative in Chapter 2, Part I?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Saturdays.

4. Who wrote King Solomon's Mines?
(a) Gabriel Okara.
(b) Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
(c) Martin Carter.
(d) Sir H. Rider Haggard.

5. What does "Ngaahika Ndeenda" translate to in English?
(a) I Will Marry When I Want.
(b) Devil on the Cross.
(c) Mother Sing for Me.
(d) A Meeting in the Dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Kamĩrĩĩthũ rehearsal and production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, the author says perfection was shown to be what?

2. Who wrote Contes d'Amadou Koumba?

3. What does the word "Maitũ" translate to in English?

4. What was the author's fourth novel in English?

5. What does "Caitaani mutharaba-Ini" translate to in English?

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