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ChapterFiveExercises
1. ChiefMatengeownedtwothingsthatbolsteredhisimageofbeingroyal.Theseare:
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2. Asacharacter,JoasTsepeisaclich,asmall,overzealouspolitician.Whatishisroleinthenovel?
3. Africannationalismagainpopsupinthischapter.Whatarewelearningaboutitanditssupporters?
WhydiditfalteratthenorthernbordersofBotswana?Writeaparagraphresponse.
4. Whywerethesonsofchiefssuccessful?
5. a.Correctthespellingmistakesinthisextract.
youwillgetpsudoindependenceifyoudonotvoteforus,thepamphletsstated.Donotstamble.Weare
peopleintheclearwhoknowtheline.Wewilleleminateignorantdisease.
b.Whyisthisanecdoteagoodexampleofirony?
6. WhatreasondoesHeadgiveforMatengecastingasidePanAfricanism?
7. MatengemistookMakhayaforwhatkindofman?
8. YouknowwhataSouthAfrican_____________________________is?hesaid.Heisamanlikeyou.He
alwaysneeds___________________________________________________________________,thewhiteman.
9. MatengeverydeliberatelytriestobelittleandoffendMakhayaand,indoingso,createsserious
conflict.Explainwhythesetwocharactersareirreconcilablyincompatible.
10. MakhayathinksofJoasTsepeasa_____________________________________________________politician
Homework
11. Onpage69,welearnoncemoreaboutatypeofAfricanman.ThisAfricanmanhasbeenhintedat
throughoutthebookandagainweseeanexampleofawomanizing,selfimportantman,intheform
ofRamogodi.WhatdoyouthinkHeadistryingtocommunicatetotheaudiencebydoingthis?
12. WiththeintroductionofMmaMillipedeweseeapatternemerging.AlotofHeadscharactersinthe
booksofarseemtobeeithercaptivatingorrepulsive.Doyouagree?Provideevidenceforyour
reasoning.
13. WhatdidMakhayawantfromMmaMillipede?Quoteinfull.___________________________________________
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14. Attheendofthechapter,Matengeisremovedfromthestoryforatimebecauseofhis