1. Weep Not, Child Chapters 12-18
Ben Alibozek

2. 1. Who does Boro want to kill?
A. Mr. Howlands
B. Jacobo
C. Njoroge
D. both A and B

3. 2. In chapter 13 Mwihaki is unsure and fearful about the future
2. In chapter 13 Mwihaki is unsure and fearful about the future. Do you believe she cries at the end of the chapter because she does not have an opportunity to go to high school like Njoroge, or because she has created a bond with him and feels safe and does not want to be left without him?

4. 3. What white boy did Njoroge meet and talk to at the school’s football match?

5. 4. Why was Njoroge taken from school?
A. He had failing grades
B. He was ill
C. His mother did not want him learning English
D. Mr. Howlands wanted to question him

6. 5. Who is Mwihaki’s father?
A. Njoroge
B. Jacobo
C. Boro
D. Ngotho

7. A. Old age B. Heart Attack C. From being beaten D. He was shot
6. How did Ngotho die?
A. Old age
B. Heart Attack
C. From being beaten
D. He was shot

8. 7. Who killed Jacobo and Mr. Howlands?
A. Boro
B. Njoroge
C. Ngotho

9. 8. Why has Njoroge lost faith in all things he earlier believed in?

10. A. America B. England C. Uganda D. Canada
9. Where did Njoroge say he wanted to move to with Mwihaki in their last conversation?
A. America
B. England
C. Uganda
D. Canada

11. 10. Explain one thing from chapters 12-18 that stuck out to you and why.

12. Discussion Questions…
Although Boro killed Jacobo, why did Ngotho take blame for his son’s actions that ultimately ended his life?

13. Discussion Questions…
In the end the revolutionists or freedom fighters turned to total revenge and violence against their opponents. Why do you think their sight or hope for freedom faded?

14. Discussion Questions…
Njoroge refers to himself as a coward and believes he has no hope in his life. Why has Njoroge lost faith and hope in all aspects of his life and in everything he previously believed in?