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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the conference on "The Teaching of African Literature in Kenyan Schools" held at the Nairobi School?

2. Who was the President of the West German Federal Council in 1984?

3. Who is the author of Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism?

4. Upon what did the author write his novel Caitaani Mutharaba-Ini?

5. What novel did the author's headmaster at Alliance High School admonish for introducing sex sequences between whites and blacks in South Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author remark about Franz Josef Strauss's official visit to the Independent Republic of Togo in Chapter 3, Part VII?

2. What questions did the author face regarding linear versus nonlinear plot development when writing Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ?

3. What does the author mean when he refers to Afro-European literature?

4. How was written language largely developed in Africa?

5. What two factors have adversely affected the African novel and its development?

6. What were the three broad categories of literature available to African children described by the author in Chapter 4, Part III?

7. What is the meaning of the author's metaphor of the blind men and the elephant in Chapter 4, Part I?

8. What is the basic demand in the statement presented by the author, Owuor Anyumba, and Taban Lo Liyong at the University of Nairobi?

9. What does the author remark about Joseph Conrad in regards to narrative perspective?

10. What does the author mean when he refers to a person's philosophic base of relevance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the village of Kamĩrĩĩthũ. Where is it located? What is the population and geography of the area? What is the basis of the economy in the village?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the production process of Ngaahika Ndeenda. How long did the process take from research and script-writing to performance? What were auditions and rehearsals like? How did the play evolve as it was developed?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the author's arrest and detainment in 1977-1978. On what grounds was he detained? Where was he detained? What works did he produce during his detainment?

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