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Chapter Five Exercises

1. ChiefMatengeownedtwothingsthatbolsteredhisimageofbeingroyal.Theseare:a.

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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?

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8. YouknowwhataSouthAfrican_____________________________is?hesaid.Heisamanlikeyou.Healwaysneeds___________________________________________________________________,thewhiteman.

9. MatengeverydeliberatelytriestobelittleandoffendMakhayaand,indoingso,createsseriousconflict.Explainwhythesetwocharactersareirreconcilablyincompatible.

10.MakhayathinksofJoasTsepeasa_____________________________________________________politician

Homework

11.Onpage69,welearnoncemoreaboutatypeofAfricanman.ThisAfricanmanhasbeenhintedatthroughoutthebookandagainweseeanexampleofawomanizing,selfimportantman,intheform

ofRamogodi.WhatdoyouthinkHeadistryingtocommunicatetotheaudiencebydoingthis?

12.WiththeintroductionofMmaMillipedeweseeapatternemerging.AlotofHeadscharactersinthebooksofarseemtobeeithercaptivatingorrepulsive.Doyouagree?Provideevidenceforyour

reasoning.

13.WhatdidMakhayawantfromMmaMillipede?Quoteinfull.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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14.Attheendofthechapter,Matengeisremovedfromthestoryforatimebecauseofhis