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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. In what book of the author's did he narrate the fate of the production of Maitũ Njugĩra?
(a) Barrel of a Pen.
(b) Homecoming.
(c) Petals of Blood.
(d) Penpoints, Gunpoints, and Dreams.

2. When does the author describe attending a historic meeting of African writers in Chapter 1, Part II?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1962.

3. What language did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o speak growing up?
(a) Bantu.
(b) Hausa.
(c) Ashanti.
(d) Gĩkũyũ.

4. When was Caitaani mutharaba-Ini published?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1989.

5. What publishing house did Gakaara wa Wanjaũ establish?
(a) Kĩgũũnda Book Service.
(b) Wanjaũ Book Service.
(c) Gakaara Book Service.
(d) Ituĩka Book Service.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how often was the Ituĩka ceremony held by the Agĩkũyũ?

2. Where are the owners of the Bata shoe factory based?

3. Where did David Diop get his primary education?

4. What does the Gĩkũyũ word "ngurukuhĩ" translate to in English?

5. What does the author refer to as being the basis of a people's identity in Chapter 1, Part IV?

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