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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. Immediately how did Ngotho feel after Jacobo's death, according to the narrator in Chapter 15?

2. What is the English translation of the phrase "Mikono juu" (100)?

3. What animals are heard in the end of Chapter 11?

4. Mwihaki tells Njoroge in Chapter 13, "When people go away, they tend to" do what (105)?

5. Where does Jacobo say he found the threatening note he shows Mr. Howlands in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the headmaster of the Siriana Secondary School described in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 15?

2. Where does Stephen tell Njoroge he is going in a month in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 14? How does he feel about it?

3. Why are Ngotho's wife and son taken away in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 10? How does he respond to the situation?

4. To what school is Mwihaki assigned after passing K.A.P.E. in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 13? Why?

5. How is Njoroge's daily morning routine described in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 15?

6. What is described as Boro's driving force in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 12? Why?

7. What does Njoroge attempt to do in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 18? What stops him?

8. What has Ngotho done that brings conflict and pain to his family in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 15? Why has he committed this act?

9. Where is Njoroge working in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 17? How does he feel about his employment?

10. How has Mr. Howlands come to feel about his work in Part 2: "Darkness Falls," Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the narrative style of Weep Not, Child. Is the story related in the present, past, or future tense? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? What are the impacts of each of these choices?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Njoroge as the protagonist of Weep Not, Child. How old is Njoroge when the novel begins? How old is he when it ends? What transformation does Njoroge's character undertake in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motifs of light and darkness in Weep Not, Child. How are these motifs developed through titling in the novel? What are examples of imagery that reflects these motifs? What do lightness and darkness represent?

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