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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the author of Out of Africa?
(a) Joyce Cary.
(b) Karen Blixen.
(c) Bob Dixon.
(d) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.
2. In what language did Fumo Liyongo write?
(a) Swahili.
(b) Gĩkũyũ.
(c) Jalaa.
(d) Hausa.
3. Who is the author of Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism?
(a) Vladimir Lenin.
(b) Frantz Fanon.
(c) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.
(d) Alan Paton.
4. Who was the military dictator and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo/Zaire from 1965 to 1997?
(a) Mobutu Sese Seko.
(b) Kim Chi Ha.
(c) Amos Tutuola.
(d) Gabriel Okara.
5. Who gave the speech "Shakespeare in Africa" at Makerere University College?
(a) Professor Okara.
(b) Professor Warner.
(c) Professor Diop.
(d) Professor Hegel.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the trickster that is featured in Hekaya Za Abunuwasi?
2. 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?
3. What word from the text means instilled by persistent instruction?
4. 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?
5. Who is the protagonist in Cry, the Beloved Country?
Short Essay Questions
1. What works did the author assign to his students to read just before his arrest? Why?
2. What does the author remark about Joseph Conrad in regards to narrative perspective?
3. What is the basic demand in the statement presented by the author, Owuor Anyumba, and Taban Lo Liyong at the University of Nairobi?
4. What are the subject and themes in the author's book Homecoming?
5. How were copies of Caitaani Mũtharabainĩ distributed in rural Africa?
6. What is Gakaara Book Service and where is it located?
7. What does the author say about critical reception of literature in Chapter 3, Part IX?
8. What does the author remark about Faust in Chapter 3, Part VIII?
9. How did the author go about obtaining the basic necessities for writing while in prison?
10. What about George Lamming's work impressed the author?
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