A Grain of Wheat

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A Grain of Wheat

1. Which is the present time of the novel?

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one day leading up to uhuru

three days leading up to uhuru

four days leading up to uhuru

1950s

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2. The novel A Grain of Wheat is a story of _______.

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Mugo

Unconfessed events

Kihika

Gikonyo and Mumbi

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3. Locate the time in which most of the drama of the narrative took place?

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Emergency in 1970s

Emergency in 1960s

Emergency in 1940s

Emergency in 1950s

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4. Which is the method of narration in A Grain of Wheat?

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First person narration

second person narration

third person narration

Mugo is the narrator.

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5. In A Grain of Wheat the main characters come and tell their story of confessional encounters. Which is the best suitable term for that?

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Narrative voice

Third person narration

Interior monologue

confession

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6. A Grain of Wheat is about ___________.

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about the people who fought for nationalism

about the people who betrayed nation

about the people who are now free

about the people who are troubled by what it means to be free.

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7. Identify the character who is introduced first in A Grain of Wheat?

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Kihika

Mugo

Karanja

Mumbi

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8. Which is the first sentence of the novel?

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Mugo felt nervous.

Mugo felt sorry.

Mugo was not able to sleep.

Mugo was disturbed.

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9. How many people died under the torture of DO John Thompson at Rira camp?

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ten

eleven

twelve

Hundred

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10. Identify the character with whom DO John Thomson can be compared. He was also an idealistic torturer.

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Marlow from Heart of Darkness

Warui from A Grain of Wheat

Kurtz from Heart of Darkness

Cholly, Pecola's father in The Bluest Eye

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11. A Grain of Wheat is _______.

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religious narrative

political narrative

the narrative of Mugo.

the narrative of Mumbi's and Gikonyo's love story.

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12. What is the name of the man who was shot during the Emergency? He was deaf and dumb and was the only son of his mother.

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Mugo

Kihika

Githogo

Githima

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13. What is the meaning of Uhuru?

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Independence

Blackness

Freedom from poverty

Individual freedom

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14. How does poor peasants interpret Uhuru?

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For them uhuru means to be happy in a newly free nation

For them uhuru means getting economic freedom in a newly free nation

For them uhuru means getting their land back.

For them uhuru means getting the political freedom.

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15. 'Listen, Mugo! I saw my brother die. The District Officer was there and the policemen.' 'You have eyes and ears. Don't you know who betrayed your brother?' 'Karanja! You were there. General R told us.' 'No.' She recoiled from him. In his hollow cry, in his hollow cry, in his look, she knew. 'You.' 'Me - yes - me.' From the given points select the most appropriate argument.

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The above quotation is about dialogues between Mugo and Mumbi. Mumbi is trying to convince Mugo to come for the Uhuru day.

The above quotation reveals that Karanja is the traitor. Mugo and Mumbi are planning to punish him on the day of Uhuru.

It helps to understand the nervousness of Mugo.

With the confession of Mugo it becomes clear that the novel was about the mistaken heroism of him. The very idea of Uhuru failed.

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16. On which day Kenya regained her uhuru from British?

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12th December, 1963

11th December, 1963

13th December, 1963

14th December, 1963

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17. "The years of waiting, the pious hopes, the steps on the pavement, all came rushing into his heart to mock him. Kill her and the child... end all misery, he thought". This is the reaction of Gikonyo towards his wife. When did he react like this and why?

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When he got the new of Kihika's death.

When Mumbi went to Mugo's home to convince his to come and give a speech on the first Uhuru day.

When Gikonyo saw Mumbi and Karanja together.

When Gikonyo returns home from the detention camp saw Mumbi with a child from other man.

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