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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. For how long was Gakaara wa Wanjaũ imprisoned for his writings in Gĩkũyũ?
2. When was Caitaani mutharaba-Ini published?
3. The author poses the question in Chapter 1, Part VIII, "What is the difference between a politician who says Africa cannot do without imperialism and the writer who says Africa cannot do without" what (26)?
4. About how often was the Ituĩka ceremony held by the Agĩkũyũ?
5. According to the author in Chapter 1, Part I, as an effect of colonization, Africa was defined in the languages of Europe. What three languages does he describe?
Short Essay Questions
1. What led the author to his choice of language in writing Ngaahika Ndeenda?
2. What dramas was the author exposed to during his education?
3. When did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o cease writing in English? What were his first works in Gĩkũyũ?
4. Who is David Diop and what was his perspective on language?
5. How does the author describe the peasant's relationship to language in Chapter 1, Part VII?
6. What does the author ask about writers who continue to write in foreign languages in Chapter 1, Part VIII?
7. What are the three aspects of language as means of communication?
8. Who were the Mau Mau?
9. What are the two main strands of the petty-bourgeoisie in Africa that the author describes in Chapter 1, Part VI?
10. What literary convention does the author describe in Chapter 1, Part II? Who attended?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the oral storytelling traditions of Kenya. What were the subjects of these stories? How were they related and who was the audience? What happened to these oral traditions when colonization came to dominate the continent?
Essay Topic 2
What relationship between the peasantry and the languages of Africa does the author describe in the book? How is the peasant's relationship to his native tongue different than that of the petty-bourgeoisie? How does language change as a result of this relationship?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's decision to begin writing his works solely in Gĩkũyũ or Swahili. When did he make this decision? What led him to make this decision? What works has he written in his native tongues?
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