The Old Man and His Children: Cockcrow Questions and Answers
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1. What is the name of the old man in the story?
Ans: Kamau
2. What was Kamau sitting on at the beginning of the story?
Ans: Three-legged stool
3. Under the shade of which three was Kamau sitting
Ans: Mugumo tree
4. Which birds were feeding on the fruits of the Mugumo
Ans: Mouse birds and green parrots
5. Which sound disturbed Kamau more than the insects?
Ans: the raised voices of his twin grandsons from the Mugumo tree
6. Why was the old man at peace?
Ans: because his twin grandsons were arguing
7. In the story, what could Kamau use to drive waya insects?
Ans: house fair fly sweat
8. According to story, when has the young men gone to….
Ans: hunting
9. What were the names of Kamau’s twin grandson? Ans: Mwangi and Njoroge
10. What did Mwangi shouted at Nioroge to do? Ans: to help him move the cattle
11. What was Njoroge’s response when Mwangi asked him to help move the cattle? Ans: I’m busy
12. Where did Mwangi drives the cattle to? Ans: into their new enclosure
13. What game did Njoroge use to play that annoy Nwa
14. Who rushed to put Nwangi and Njoroge apart when they
Ans: their mother
16. In the story, who sat close to Kamau and was drawing Ans: Njoroge
17. In the story, wh is said to be sitting hugging his knees? Ans: Mwangi
15. What did kamau say he has for the two boys’? Ans: A story
18. What literary device is found in the expression “hugging his knees?
Ans: Personification
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19. What did their mother do to the twins when they were fighting?
Ans: she box their ears and gave them a good scolding
20 What did the boys’ mother say to silence them?
Ans: she told them their father will hear when they quarrel again
21. In the frame story narrated by Kamau, how many children had the old man?
Ans: seven sons
22. According to Kamau, the seven sons should have been the Old Man’s..
Ans: Pride and Joy
23. Whose dust drawing became more feverish?
Ans: Njoroge
24. According to Kamau’s story how many sticks were in the hands of the old man?
Ans: seven sticks
25. ‘Seven beven sons’ and ‘seven sticks’ are both examples of the device
Ans: Alliteration
26. What instruction did the old man give his oldest son concerning the bundle of sticks? Ans: to try and break
27. The use of bundle sticks in the story brings Out….
Ans: symbolism
28. What does the bundle of sticks symbolizes? Ans: Strength and unity
29. What advice did Kamau give his children with regard to the bundle of sticks?
Ans: they should live together
30. What is the symbolism in the use of the separated sticks? Ans: weakness and disunity
31. According to the story, who said, ” it is the same with people as with sticks”
Ans: Kamau
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32. According to Kamau, what will happen when the people in the village quarrel among themselves? Ans:their enemies will easily defeat them
33. How did the twins feel after Kamau’s story
Ans: they felt ashamed and thoughtful
34. The story within story, told by Kamau is referring to as.. Ans: Frame story
35 What literary device in the expression ” it is the same with people as with sticks” Ans: Simile
36. From what point of view is the story narrated? Ans: Third person narrative point of view
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