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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. How many years of involvement had Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o spent writing literature in Englis when the author began writing in Gĩkũyũ?
(a) 22.
(b) 17.
(c) 13.
(d) 31.

2. Who declared in an article in Transition in 1963 that the acceptance of English and French as having no chance of advancing African literature and culture?
(a) Birago Diop.
(b) Amos Tutuola.
(c) Obi Wali.
(d) Martin Carter.

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

4. When did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o begin writing in Gĩkũyũ?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1977.

5. The author notes in his Introduction that the study of African realities has been seen for too long in terms of what?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Tribes.
(c) Illiteracy.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what language was Hekaya Za Abunuwasi written?

2. Who is the author of Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism?

3. What is the author's favorite novel by Joseph Conrad?

4. Who wrote The Palm-wine Drunkard?

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

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