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WhenRainCloudsGather

ChapterOneExercises.

1.OurfirstdescriptionofMakhayarevealsalotabouthischaracter.Headstates:

Heistooeasily_______________________________________________________________________ofliving.

Theinnerpartofhimwasa___________________________________________________discord.

Theoutsidehoweverwasasenseofcalm___________________________________________containment.

2.GivethreeexamplesthatshowthatMakhayaisonedgeinthefirsttwopages(12)
a.
b.
c.

3.Thattribalnameisthewrongoneforme.Itisforonewhostayshome,yettheygaveittomeand
I_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.Itsonlyeducationthat_______________________________________________________________________________

5.Youarerunningawayfromtribalism.But__________________________________________________________

6.Atthisstageofthebook,whydoyouthinkMakhayawouldbeconcernedwithtribalism?

7.Iwanttofeelwhatitisliketoliveinafreecountryandmaybe_________________________________
____________________________________

8.Whatdoesthisquotesuggesttousabouttheideas/themesofthestory?

9.WhatdowelearnaboutMakhayafromtheepisodewiththeoldwomanandthegirl?

10.Thebeliefisdescribedasaclinging,ancestral,tribalbelief____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________child

11.WhatwashissimplereasonforleavingSouthAfrica?

12.Inthemorningwehaveadescriptionofthesunriseandhowthelightmovedandreflectedoff
theland.Whyisthissymbolic?DoesthisgiveusanycluesastowhetherMakhayawillfindpeace
inBotswana?Explainyouranswer.

13.Hesimplyandsilentlydecided______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________journey?

14.Fromthecluesinpage14andtheBotswanaHistoryhandoutnametheyearthenovelisset?

Homework
15.WhoisKwameNkrumah?Whywouldhebeimportantinthiscontext.

16.WhatroadisMakhayaseeking?Why?

17.HowdoestheoldmandescribeSouthAfrica?HowdoeshedescribeBotswana?
SouthAfrica

Botswana

18.Thelastwordinchapteroneislight.Whymightthisbeimportant?(bearinginmindQ.12)

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