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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 Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism?
(a) Vladimir Lenin.
(b) Alan Paton.
(c) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.
(d) Frantz Fanon.

2. When was the conference on "The Teaching of African Literature in Kenyan Schools" held at the Nairobi School?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1977.

3. Who was the military dictator and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo/Zaire from 1965 to 1997?
(a) Amos Tutuola.
(b) Gabriel Okara.
(c) Mobutu Sese Seko.
(d) Kim Chi Ha.

4. What metaphor does the author present to describe the differences of perception in Chapter 4, Part I?
(a) The seven warriors on the cliff.
(b) The seven rings of the prince.
(c) The seven blind men and the elephant.
(d) The seven snakes and the snake handler.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what language is Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ written?

2. What novel of the author's is comprised of stories within stories in a series of flashbacks?

3. What is the central backdrop of Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ?

4. Who was the President of the West German Federal Council in 1984?

5. Who wrote In the Castle of My Skin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the three broad categories of literature available to African children described by the author in Chapter 4, Part III?

2. Who is Wole Soyinka and what works has he written?

3. What is Gakaara Book Service and where is it located?

4. What is the meaning of the author's metaphor of the blind men and the elephant in Chapter 4, Part I?

5. What does the author remark about Faust in Chapter 3, Part VIII?

6. What does the author remark about African poetry in Chapter 4, Part I?

7. How does the author describe the narrative form of A Grain of Wheat?

8. What does the author remark about Joseph Conrad in regards to narrative perspective?

9. What questions did the author face regarding linear versus nonlinear plot development when writing Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ?

10. What does the author say about critical reception of literature in Chapter 3, Part IX?

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