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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the production of Maitũ Njugĩra begin?
(a) July, 1982.
(b) September, 1976.
(c) March, 1977.
(d) November, 1981.

2. 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)?
(a) African Exile literature.
(b) Afro-European literature.
(c) European-African literature.
(d) Neo-African literature.

3. Who wrote Betrayal in the City?
(a) Léopold Sédar Senghor.
(b) Francis Imbuga.
(c) Alan Paton.
(d) Obi Wali.

4. Since when does the author state imperialism has affected the lives of even the peasants in the remotest corners of our countries in his Introduction?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1859.

5. What was the approximate population of Kamĩrĩĩthũ in 1975?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 15,000.

6. Who was the first Kenyan African Drama and Literature officer that oversaw the Schools Drama Festival?
(a) Léopold Sédar Senghor.
(b) Obi Wali.
(c) Alan Paton.
(d) Wasambo Were.

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

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

9. What family is central in Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) The Kĩgũũnda family.
(b) The Achebe family.
(c) The Mĩriĩ family.
(d) The Kĩmaathi family.

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

11. The author states in Chapter 2, Part V that "In the opening line of The Black Hermit the peasant mother is made to speak in a poetic language reminiscent in tone of" whom (43)?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Byron.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) T.S. Eliot.

12. What does the author describe as a constant theme in the stories that he grew up listening to?
(a) Cooperation as the ultimate good in a community.
(b) Marriage is a holy sacrament.
(c) Children are the product of their parents' actions.
(d) Power lies in the hands of those who seize it.

13. Who is quoted in Chapter 1, Part V as having said, "... the blacks ... are inferior to the whites on the endowments of both body and mind ..." (18)?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Gabriel Okara.
(c) Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
(d) Sir H. Rider Haggard.

14. What does "Ngaahika Ndeenda" translate to in English?
(a) I Will Marry When I Want.
(b) Devil on the Cross.
(c) Mother Sing for Me.
(d) A Meeting in the Dark.

15. What does the word "vacillating" mean as used in Chapter 1, Part VI?
(a) Escalating.
(b) Failing.
(c) De-escalating.
(d) Fluctuating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wangeci's monologue from the excerpt of Ngaahika Ndeenda in the text describes the Olengurueni women who were exiled to where?

2. What term from Chapter 1, Part VI refers to a person within a country who acts as an agent for foreign organizations engaged in investment, trade, or economic or political exploitation?

3. When was Things Fall Apart published?

4. Who wrote Facing Mount Kenya?

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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