Discussion Questions for Small Groups Ngugi – A Grain of Wheat Chapters 11-13.

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Discussion Questions for Small Groups Ngugi – A Grain of Wheat Chapters 11-13

Quiz 1. Will Dr. Lynd leave Kenya? 2. What happens to the farm Gikonyo has been planning to purchase? 3. Why is Mugo so upset when he hears that the old woman’s son, Gitogo, has returned from the dead? 4. Why does Mumbi return to her parents’ home? 5. Why does Mumbi go to see Mugo? 6. How did Mugo meet Kihika? 7. Why does Mugo turn Kihika in? 8. Who is the D.O. that Mugo betrays Kihika to?

Discussion Questions 1. What are some themes of the novel? (List three) 2. Are the characters round/well developed? Or, are they types? If round, give examples of how Ngugi fleshes them out. If types, how would you label them? 3. Find examples of Gikuyu language that isn’t translated for you. How does this make you feel? Why would Ngugi not translate these phrases?