1. Where is the Wolof language primarily used?
(a) Senegal, the Gambia, and Mauritania.
(b) Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia.
(c) Algeria, Libya, and Egype.
(d) Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon.

2. Who wrote The Five Bandits and Groundless Rumours?
(a) Kim Chi Ha.
(b) Amos Tutuola.
(c) Gabriel Okara.
(d) Bob Dixon.

3. What character in Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ moves in a matatu taxi from Nairobi to Ilmorog?
(a) Nyakinyua.
(b) Munira.
(c) Warĩĩnga.
(d) Abdulla.

4. When was This Time Tomorrow written?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1945.

5. What three colors comprise the flag of Kenya?
(a) Black, green, and blue.
(b) Black, red, and green.
(c) Black, yellow, and green.
(d) Red, yellow, and green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character in Ngaahika Ndeenda has a long dramatic monologue about the struggle between capital and labor which is described in Chapter 2, Part V?

2. What does the word "Maitũ" translate to in English?

3. What word from the text refers to the conventional spelling system of a language?

4. Where are the owners of the Bata shoe factory based?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 201 words
(approx. 1 page at 300 words per page)

View a FREE sample