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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character in Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ moves in a matatu taxi from Nairobi to Ilmorog?
(a) Abdulla.
(b) Munira.
(c) Nyakinyua.
(d) Warĩĩnga.

2. Who gave the speech "Shakespeare in Africa" at Makerere University College?
(a) Professor Hegel.
(b) Professor Diop.
(c) Professor Warner.
(d) Professor Okara.

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

4. The author describes in Chapter 3, Part VII being most impressed with the masterful handling of what in In the Castle of My Skin?
(a) The themes developed in the novel.
(b) Different narrative techniques.
(c) The symbolism and imagery.
(d) The lyricism of the narrative.

5. The author asserts in his conclusion in Chapter 4, Part IX that what this book on the politics of language in African literature is really about is what?
(a) The salvation of the African schoolchild.
(b) National, democratic, and human liberation.
(c) The unity of different languages and cultures.
(d) The communication of struggle throughout history.

6. In what language is Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ written?
(a) Ashanti.
(b) Gĩkũyũ.
(c) Swahili.
(d) Hausa.

7. When did the author begin attending Makerere University College?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1955.

8. In what language was Hekaya Za Abunuwasi written?
(a) Hausa.
(b) Jalaa.
(c) Ashanti.
(d) Kiswahili.

9. Who wrote the novel Mister Johnson?
(a) Joyce Cary.
(b) Bob Dixon.
(c) Nderi wa Riera.
(d) Karen Blixen.

10. Along with what other two lecturers did the author present a rejection of the primacy of English literature and cultures at Nairobi University?
(a) Amos Tutuola and Gabriel Okara.
(b) Karen Blixen and Kim Chi Ha.
(c) Chinua Achebe and Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.
(d) Owuor Anyumba and Taban Lo Liyong.

11. 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?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Rwanda.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Rhodesia.

12. What novel of the author's is comprised of stories within stories in a series of flashbacks?
(a) The River Between.
(b) A Grain of Wheat.
(c) Petals of Blood.
(d) Weep Not, Child.

13. What was the literary journal at Makerere University College?
(a) Horn.
(b) Linguistics.
(c) Penpoint.
(d) Kĩgũũnda.

14. The author asserts in Chapter 3, Part IX that the reception of a work of art is what?
(a) Important to understanding audience.
(b) Secondary to the work itself.
(c) Part of the work itself.
(d) Not of concern.

15. What was the student literary journal at Ibadan University College?
(a) Pen and Ink.
(b) Penpoint.
(c) Kĩgũũnda.
(d) Horn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Wretched of the Earth?

2. How many copies of Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ did the publishers initially print?

3. What was the author's earliest short story, which was published in the literary journal at Makerere University College?

4. Makerere University College, Ibadam University College, and the Ghana University College were all overseas colleges under the umbrella of what institution?

5. Who wrote Cry, the Beloved Country?

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