WorksheetsQuiz on 'The Setting Sun and the Rolling World'
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 11mins
In “The Setting Sun and the Rolling World,” what does young Nhamo plan to do tomorrow?
leave home
fly in an airplane
go to work for his father
seek advice from a wise man
Which sentence best reflects Old Musoni’s attitude toward his son in “The Setting Sun and the Rolling World”?
You should be on your own.
I will love you only if you obey me.
Everything I have will always be yours.
If you displease me, I will put a curse on you.
In “The Setting Sun and the Rolling World,” what most worries Musoni?
He worries he will soon die.
He worries his son will get hurt.
He worries the airplane will crash.
He worries the charm won’t work.
In “The Setting Sun and the Rolling World,” where does the conversation between father and son take place?
in a field
in the village
in the family home
in a series of letters
Which sentence best states Nhamo’s feelings about home in “The Setting Sun and the Rolling World”?
It is too hot and noisy.
It is a place without love.
It is charming but boring.
It is a place with no future.
If Daniel has babysitting obligations, which of these must be true?
He is free to babysit.
He refuses to babysit.
He gets paid to babysit.
He is expected to babysit.
If Kayla feels patronized, how does she most likely feel? Base your answer on the meaning of patronized.
shocked
uncared for
disrespected
richly rewarded
What would a psychological test most likely focus on?
a person’s clothes
a person’s family
a person’s mind
a person’s diet
Which is true of both Musoni and Nhamo in “The Setting Sun and the Rolling World”?
Each tells a string of lies.
Both freely speak their minds.
Each says only what the other wants to hear.
Neither says everything that he is thinking and feeling.
Part A: In “The Setting Sun and the Rolling World,” how does Old Musoni feel about the world beyond his homeland?
He longs to explore it.
He believes it is dangerous.
He does not think other places exist.
He believes a home can be made anywhere.
Part B: Which passage from “The Setting Sun and the Rolling World” most clearly supports how Old Musoni feels about the world beyond his homeland?
The white speck whose sound had disturbed his work and thoughts was far out at the edge of the yellow sky, near the horizon.
He saw nothing now but disaster and death for his son out there in the world.
Words are handles made to the smith’s fancy and are liable to break under stress.
And if there were a couple of ancestors who needed appeasement, he would do it while he was still around.
