Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is Gicaandi taken after he fasts in Chapter 1, Section 2?
2. In Chapter 1, Section 1, how do people describe the story the narrator is telling?
3. In Chapter 3, Section 4, how much of her money does Wangari say was left at the court?
4. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does Mwaura says is his temple?
5. When was Wariinga born?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, Section 2, what does Wariinga say about a girl and a pregnancy in a story she tells?
2. What does Wariinga see when she looks at the foreigners in Chapter 4, Part 1?
3. In Chapter 2, Section 1, what troubles does Jacinta Wariinga encounter?
4. In Chapter 1, Section 2, what happens to Gicaandi after he fasts, and how does that convince him to tell his story?
5. In Chapter 4, Part 1, why is Ndaaya wa Kahuria banned from the competition?
6. In Chapter 3, Part 2, what does an old man from Bahati village in Nakuru tell Gatuiria about stories?
7. What is Gatuiria told when he hesitates to ask a question Chapter 3, Part 2?
8. In Chapter 4, Part 2, how does Kihaahu describe himself?
9. At the end of Chapter 5, why did Wariinga try to kill herself?
10. Who begs Gicaandi to tell his story in Chapter 1, Section 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is the novel's protagonist? Are there other protagonists? Who is the antagonist? Are there more than one antagonist? Are most of the conflicts in the novel caused by antagonists?
Essay Topic 2
Several characters ride in a matatu to Ilmorog. Who are the passengers in the matatu? In what way are the passengers archetypes and representative of people in Kenyan society?
Essay Topic 3
Wariinga changes over the course of the novel. How does Wariinga change in the novel? Are those changes positive or negative?
|
This section contains 992 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
