True/False (extra 50% points if you can give the true info for a false answer)
Namidi had lived in the village all his life.
True
What was the colour of the uniform worn by the men who came to dig years ago? Spell it.
Khaki
How many people, and who, went with Namidi to collect the petrol?
4 people joined him - his wife and his three kids
People on a religious mission to help a foreign country.
Missionaries
Namidi's son is seven years old
No
Why did he put some petrol in a rubber gourd?
To avoid villagers finding out what it was.
Who was he ignoring as he took the rubber gourd home? (Be specific)
A group of village women.
Inability to listen to other ideas.
Rigidness
Namidi found the stream of petrol behind a thicket.
True
What did the men from the city bring to the village many years ago? (2 answers)
Long pipes and heavy trucks.
Who was the first person Namidi thought to ask for help from, once he had discovered the petrol?
The village head.
Meddling, nosy people.
Busybodies
Namidi was really worried about his wife.
False
No man in the village lacked what two things?
Greed and treachery
Give 2 specific descriptions of the hut's appearance.
Rotten bamboo sticking out of the windows/Thatched roof/Clay-red walls
Another word for 'admonish'
Reprimand (extra points for defining this word)
Missionaries had built a school in the centre of the village.
False (outskirts)
Why didn't Mama Efe oppose Namidi even though she was worried about the dangers of keeping the petrol they had collected?
Long years of lost battles had doused her spirits/She knew her husband wouldn't listen.
What were the three differing views/emotions shown as they went to collect the petrol?
Namidi - determination ; The children - excitement ; Mama Efe - Disturbed/brooding
A dense group of bushes or trees.
Thicket