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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Love and Life (Chapters 1 - 10).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 6, what is the purpose of education for African boys during that time?
(a) To gain knowledge and skills.
(b) To become wealthy by owning cattle.
(c) To work for the white man.
(d) To lift the yoke of poverty by tilling the land.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 7, what does the chief think might have happened to Obura?
(a) He has gone hunting without telling anyone.
(b) He has decided to run away.
(c) He is kidnapped by someone.
(d) He is lost in the forest.

3. In Part 3: Chapter 3, how doesElizabeth punish Aoro and his brothers?
(a) She gives them a stern talking to.
(b) She does not allow them to eat dinner.
(c) She grounds them.
(d) She took away their toys.

4. In Part 1: Chapter 12, what is Chik?
(a) The name of the chief's stool.
(b) The name of the widow's village.
(c) The name of the white chief's tribe.
(d) The tradition that governed every aspect of the people's life.

5. In Part 1: Chapter 10, what does Akoko do after realizing the power struggle for the chiefdom has reached a bitter stage?
(a) She marries two new husbands to consolidate her power.
(b) She dispenses with the venerated Council of Jodongo.
(c) She seeks support from outside her village.
(d) She takes her grandson to her brother, Oloo in Yimbo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 3, what does Nyabera's mother tell her when she expresses her longing to go back to the mission?

2. In Part 2: Chapter 7, what is Awiti's attitude towards the overtures made by the men at the teacher training college?

3. In Part 3: Chapter 5, what is the main reason for Mark and Elizabeth's frequent hospital visits during the pregnancy?

4. In Part 3: Chapter 7, what is Vera studying for?

5. In Part 3: Chapter 5, why do the doctors suggest terminating the pregnancy?

(see the answer key)

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