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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 (Parts VI-X): "The Language of African Fiction".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Janheinz Jahn from?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) The Netherlands.
(d) Greenland.

2. Who was the President of Toto from 1967 until 2005?
(a) Amos Tutuola.
(b) Kim Chi Ha.
(c) Gabriel Okara.
(d) Gnassingbé Eyadéma.

3. What is the competition set to choose at the feast of thieves and robbers in Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ?
(a) The three most effective of the thieves and robbers.
(b) The two wisest of the thieves and robbers.
(c) The seven cleverest thieves and robbers.
(d) The two most humble of the thieves and robbers.

4. Where are the owners of the Bata shoe factory based?
(a) Canada.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) The United States.

5. What novel of the author's is comprised of stories within stories in a series of flashbacks?
(a) A Grain of Wheat.
(b) Petals of Blood.
(c) Weep Not, Child.
(d) The River Between.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote In the Castle of My Skin?

2. When did the production of Maitũ Njugĩra begin?

3. The chorus in Ngaahika Ndeenda asks where the grave is for whom?

4. When was The Black Hermit first produced?

5. The process of production for Ngaahika Ndeenda, from research, writing, auditions, and rehearsals as well as construction of the theater took how much time?

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