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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the first school that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o attended?
(a) Luganda.
(b) Khoekhoe.
(c) Kamaandura.
(d) Northern Ndebele.
2. What does the word "vacillating" mean as used in Chapter 1, Part VI?
(a) De-escalating.
(b) Fluctuating.
(c) Failing.
(d) Escalating.
3. How many years of involvement had Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o spent writing literature in Englis when the author began writing in Gĩkũyũ?
(a) 13.
(b) 22.
(c) 17.
(d) 31.
4. When was Things Fall Apart published?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1959.
5. Who are the peasant and his wife awaiting the arrival of in the opening of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
(a) Mĩriĩ and Awli.
(b) Obi and Jalaa.
(c) Kĩoi and Jezebel.
(d) Gakaara and Watu.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the book Facing Mount Kenya, the Ituĩka ceremony is described as lasting how long?
2. Who wrote the African novel The Voice?
3. The author states in Chapter 1, Part IV, "Language as culture is the collective memory bank of a people's" what (15)?
4. Where did David Diop get his primary education?
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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the basic plot of Ngaahika Ndeenda?
2. In his Introduction, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o states that the study of African realities has been too long seen in terms of tribes. What does he mean by this?
3. What are the three aspects of language as culture?
4. How did the literature of Africa change during the upheaval between imperialism and liberty?
5. How does the author describe Kamĩrĩĩthũ? Where is it located? How many people live there?
6. What literary convention does the author describe in Chapter 1, Part II? Who attended?
7. Describe the theater that was erected at the Kamĩrĩĩthũ Community Education and Cultural Centre. Where was it located?
8. When did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o cease writing in English? What were his first works in Gĩkũyũ?
9. Who were the Mau Mau?
10. Describe the Ituĩka ceremony. What was its purpose and how often did it take place?
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