This character’s name means “Gold.”
Dhahabo (Habo)
When the family has to leave their home in Arusha, why do they go all the way to Mwanza?
Because Habo’s mother’s sister lives there and can help them.
The events in Golden Boy take place on which coast of the continent of Africa?
East
"I am sitting under the acacia tree on the ridge when I first see them: three men, in nice clothes, coming toward our house."
This opening sentence shows that Golden Boy is written in which of the following: first, second, or third person narration?
First person narration.
"All I know is that I’m grateful I didn’t have to lose my art when I lost my sight.”
Kweli
This character may be blind, but he sees the truth in Habo better than others.
Kweli
What wood does Kweli give Habo to show him that the first thing you see about someone doesn’t show you what’s at their core?
Ebony wood: a dark wood that grows with a thick white bark around it.
What country is Golden Boy set in?
Tanzania
"Whack! The stick whistles through the air and I pull my arms up over my head to protect it. Whack! Whack!"
What literary device describes the use of a word that shows the sound it actually makes?
Onomatopoeia
"None of them are evil people, but when evil things happened, they looked away and let them happen. I put them in the statue because that’s Evil, too."
Habo
This person doesn’t see Habo as a person but would like to sell his body parts to those looking for luck.
Alasiri
Where does Davu take Habo to find out more about albinism?
The National Central Library.
Habo ends his journey here, in Tanzania’s largest city.
Dar Es Salaam
"They stretch for the sky, screaming, or bend double and curl around, laughing, weeping, grinning."
This sentence, describing Kweli’s statues, is an example of what literary device?
Personification
"Just because you’re my brother doesn’t mean I have to walk with you.”
Chui
She is Habo’s frist real friend.
Davu
Alasiri needs someone to carve his illegal ivory. Who does he go to for this and why?
Kweli, because he is blind and couldn’t identify Alasiri if the police asked.
Habo’s Auntie lives in this fishing city on the shores of Lake Victoria.
Mwanza
"My breathing is as soft as moth wings."
This sentence is an example of what literary device?
A simile
"Your family named you well when they called you Dhahabo, for you might as well be made of gold. Pure gold.”
Alasiri
The book ends when Habo makes a phone call to this character.
Kito
How did Kweli lose his sight?
He was playing swords with his friend, Kebwe, who was using a manyara stick. When the stick broke, the poisonous sap blinded Kweli.
Habo lives, originally, in a little village outside this city but, when his family gets evicted, they have to go live with his aunt.
Arusha
"His voice is honey poured over hot stones."
This sentence is an example of what literary device?
A metaphor
“Uncle! What are you up to? What on earth are you doing with a mute zeruzeru in your house?”
Chatha, Davu’s mother.