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Weep Not, Child Quiz

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
This Study Guide consists of approximately 68 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Weep Not, Child.

Weep Not, Child Quiz

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
This Study Guide consists of approximately 68 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Weep Not, Child.

Take our free Weep Not, Child quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Kamau not want to go to school in Part 1, Chapter 4? (from Part 1 (The Waning Light) - Chapter 4)

2.

Why is Njoroge ashamed to be seen wearing his piece of calico? (from Part 1 (The Waning Light) - Chapter 2)

3.

When Kamau tells Njoroge that things are changing in Part 1, Chapter 2, he is talking about the ways of training young people for jobs. Thinking about the wider messages of the novel, what else is changing? (from Part 1 (The Waning Light) - Chapter 2)

4.

When Ngotho curses himself for "being a man with a lost manhood" (88), what literary device is the author using? (from Part 2 (Darkness Falls) - Chapter 10)

5.

In Part 1, Chapter 5, it is said that "Njoroge did not want to be like his father working for a white man, or, worse, for an Indian." What literary device is being used here? (from Part 1 (The Waning Light) - Chapter 5)

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