A Grain of Wheat | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. How does Mugo feels when he wakes up in "Chapter 1"?

Angry.

2. What does porridge remind Mugo of?

The detention center.

3. What is uhuru?

Independence.

4. In "Chapter 1", what does Githua talk to Mugo about?

Politics.

5. Why was Gitoko killed in the war?

Because he couldn't hear.

6. In "Chapter 1", why does Mugo feel a connection with Gitoko's mother?

Because she seems to recognize him.

7. What does Gitoko's mother's hut remind Mugo of?

Sleeping with goats.

8. Who did Mugo live with after he was orphaned?

His aunt.

9. In "Chapter 1", what does Mugo say working the land used to do to him?

Comfort him.

10. How many visitors come to Mugo's house in "Chapter 1"?

Three.

11. In "Chapter 1," how many women come to visit Mugo at his house?

One.

12. In "Chapter 1," what is...
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