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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. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IX that "to the comprador-ruling regimes, their real enemy is" what (30)?
(a) "An awakened peasantry and working class."
(b) "A democracy for and of the people."
(c) "A socialist unity derived from commonality of purpose."
(d) "Themselves."

2. How large was the work force of the Bata shoe factory at the time when Ngaahika Ndeenda was produced?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 2,000.

3. 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)?
(a) "A carrier of culture."
(b) "A product of necessity."
(c) "A symbol of unity."
(d) "A carrier of history."

4. What does the author describe as a constant theme in the stories that he grew up listening to?
(a) Cooperation as the ultimate good in a community.
(b) Marriage is a holy sacrament.
(c) Children are the product of their parents' actions.
(d) Power lies in the hands of those who seize it.

5. Where are the owners of the Bata shoe factory based?
(a) Canada.
(b) The United States.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Ituĩka ceremony banned in Kenya?

2. What country's government does the author describe as having a Literature Bureau that would not publish an African noel which had any but religious themes and sociological themes free from politics in Chapter 3, Part IV?

3. When did Gakaara wa Wanjaũ earn the Noma Award for his secret diary he kept while in political detention?

4. What is the Kenya Land and Freedom Army otherwise known as?

5. Who are the peasant and his wife awaiting the arrival of in the opening of Ngaahika Ndeenda?

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