1. Where did the capitalist powers of Europe carve up the continent of Africa into different colonies in the late 1800s?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Amsterdam.

2. What dance is despicted in the scene from Ngaahika Ndeenda that is presented in Chapter 2, Part V?
(a) The Moribayasa dance.
(b) The Kpanlogo dance.
(c) The Aduma dance.
(d) The Mwomboko dance.

3. In what book of the author's did he narrate the fate of the production of Maitũ Njugĩra?
(a) Barrel of a Pen.
(b) Petals of Blood.
(c) Homecoming.
(d) Penpoints, Gunpoints, and Dreams.

4. Who wrote Contes d'Amadou Koumba?
(a) Martin Carter.
(b) Amos Tutuola.
(c) Birago Diop.
(d) Gabriel Okara.

5. When was there a declaration of a state of emergency over Kenta that led to all schools being run by the colonial regime?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1949.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says in Chapter 1, Part IX, "A writer who tries to communicate the message of revolutionary unity and hope in the languages of the people becomes" what (30)?

2. What language did the President of the Kamuzu Academy instruct should occupy a central place in the curriculum?

3. When does the author describe attending a historic meeting of African writers in Chapter 1, Part II?

4. Where did Dr. Kimanĩ Gecaũ flee to in 1982?

5. Who wrote In the Castle of My Skin?

(see the answer key)

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