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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 (Parts I-IV): "The Quest for Relevance" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the author submit The River Between to a writing competition by the East African Literature Bureau?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1969.

2. Who are the peasant and his wife awaiting the arrival of in the opening of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) Gakaara and Watu.
(b) Obi and Jalaa.
(c) Mĩriĩ and Awli.
(d) Kĩoi and Jezebel.

3. What does the word "Maitũ" translate to in English?
(a) Sister.
(b) Bride.
(c) Mother.
(d) Father.

4. What was the author's earliest short story, which was published in the literary journal at Makerere University College?
(a) "The Fig Tree."
(b) "The Officer."
(c) "The Waving Wheat."
(d) "The Sand Dune."

5. Wangeci's monologue from the excerpt of Ngaahika Ndeenda in the text describes the Olengurueni women who were exiled to where?
(a) Nakuru.
(b) Eskista.
(c) Aduma.
(d) Yatta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does the author define in Chapter 1, Part VIII as "literature written by Africans in European languages in the era of imperialism" (27)?

2. What was the play The Black Hermit meant to celebrate?

3. What was the name of the journal in the Gĩkũyũ language that Gakaara wa Wanjaũ established after being released from prison?

4. What does "Caitaani mutharaba-Ini" translate to in English?

5. What metaphor does the author present to describe the differences of perception in Chapter 4, Part I?

(see the answer key)

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