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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. In what language did Fumo Liyongo write?
(a) Jalaa.
(b) Gĩkũyũ.
(c) Hausa.
(d) Swahili.

2. Who wrote the poem "Speech to Danish Working Class Actors on the Art of Observation"?
(a) Frantz Fanon.
(b) Bertolt Brecht.
(c) Gakaara wa Wanjaũ.
(d) Martin Carter.

3. Who does the author attribute with changing language all the time?
(a) The peasantry and working class.
(b) The intellectual elite and educators.
(c) The upper and royal classes.
(d) The petty-bourgeoisie.

4. Makerere University College, Ibadam University College, and the Ghana University College were all overseas colleges under the umbrella of what institution?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) The King's College.
(c) The University of London.
(d) The University of Leeds.

5. What is the author's favorite novel by Joseph Conrad?
(a) Lord Jim.
(b) Heart of Darkness.
(c) Nostromo.
(d) The Secret Agent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character in Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ moves in a matatu taxi from Nairobi to Ilmorog?

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. By what number was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o called in prison?

4. Who wrote A Room of One's Own?

5. Who wrote The Interpreters?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Bertolt Brecht?

3. How does the author describe the the fairly simple structure of Caitaani Mũtharabainĩ in Chapter 3, Part VI?

4. What about George Lamming's work impressed the author?

5. What criticisms does the author make of Cry, the Beloved Country?

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

7. Why does the author find fault in the orthography of Gĩkũyũ?

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

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

10. How was written language largely developed in Africa?

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