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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. Who is the author of Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism?
2. What novel of the author's is comprised of stories within stories in a series of flashbacks?
3. Who wrote Cry, the Beloved Country?
4. Makerere University College, Ibadam University College, and the Ghana University College were all overseas colleges under the umbrella of what institution?
5. Where was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o detained?
Short Essay Questions
1. When did the great Nairobi Literature Debate begin? How did it begin?
2. What does the author remark about Faust in Chapter 3, Part VIII?
3. What reasons does the author give for Africans studying Caribbean and Afro-American literature?
4. How does the author describe the narrative form of A Grain of Wheat?
5. What questions did the author face regarding linear versus nonlinear plot development when writing Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ?
6. What is the meaning of the author's metaphor of the blind men and the elephant in Chapter 4, Part I?
7. How did the author go about obtaining the basic necessities for writing while in prison?
8. What does the author remark about Joseph Conrad in regards to narrative perspective?
9. What works did the author assign to his students to read just before his arrest? Why?
10. What criticisms does the author make of Cry, the Beloved Country?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the African bourgeoisie? How many different threads comprise this social class? What are these threads? Where does the author fall among the classes of Africa?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the origins and history of drama, ritual, and ceremony in Africa. Where does all drama originate, according to the author? What rituals were performed in pre-colonial Africa? What happened to African drama during colonization?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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