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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what number was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o called in prison?
(a) K4, 51.
(b) K3, 99.
(c) K6, 77.
(d) K5, 89.

2. Who chaired the committee that organized the conference on "The Teaching of African Literature in Kenyan Schools" held at the Nairobi School?
(a) Bob Dixon and Gabriel Okara.
(b) Eddah Gachukia and S. A. Akivaga.
(c) Birago Diop and Kim Chi Ha.
(d) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ and Alan Paton.

3. What is the central backdrop of Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ?
(a) The relationship bewteen fathers and sons.
(b) The act of heroism.
(c) The fall of the hero.
(d) The journey.

4. During what years was Gakaara wa Wanjaũ detained in prison?
(a) 1952-1962.
(b) 1955-1962.
(c) 1950-1958.
(d) 1959-1962.

5. Who is the protagonist in Cry, the Beloved Country?
(a) Nyakinyua.
(b) Stephen Kumalo.
(c) Nderi wa Riera.
(d) Wanja.

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

7. Where was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o detained?
(a) Kĩmaathi Maximum Security Prison.
(b) Ituĩka Maximum Security Prison.
(c) Kĩgũũnda Maximum Security Prison.
(d) Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.

8. What cell number did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o have in prison?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 62.

9. What author's characters were identified by a Kenyan student within his village, leading to the belief that English literature was indeed relatable to Africans?
(a) Shakespeare's.
(b) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ's.
(c) Milton's.
(d) Jane Austen's.

10. What word from the text means instilled by persistent instruction?
(a) Indoctrinated.
(b) Emulsified.
(c) Corrugated.
(d) Inculcated.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the trickster that is featured in Hekaya Za Abunuwasi?

4. When was Caitaani Mutharabaini published?

5. What was the name of the journal in the Gĩkũyũ language that Gakaara wa Wanjaũ established after being released from prison?

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