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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. Who wrote In the Castle of My Skin?
(a) Amos Tutuola.
(b) Gabriel Okara.
(c) George Lamming.
(d) Kim Chi Ha.

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

3. Who is the author of Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism?
(a) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.
(b) Vladimir Lenin.
(c) Alan Paton.
(d) Frantz Fanon.

4. Makerere University College, Ibadam University College, and the Ghana University College were all overseas colleges under the umbrella of what institution?
(a) The University of Leeds.
(b) Oxford University.
(c) The University of London.
(d) The King's College.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Ngaahika Ndeenda, Wangeci's monologue describes the Olengurueni women who were driven from their lands around where?

2. What language did the President of the Kamuzu Academy instruct should occupy a central place in the curriculum?

3. What were largely featured as the main characters in the stories that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o grew up listening to as a child?

4. 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?

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

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