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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 1, what is the purpose of the tero in Nyabera's culture?
(a) To give the husband rights over the woman.
(b) To keep the dead man's name and lineage alive.
(c) To provide for the widow and her children.
(d) To ensure the widow did not remarry.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 9, what is the main attraction of Nyabera's husband?
(a) His wealth.
(b) His proximity to Nyabera's home.
(c) His good looks.
(d) His intelligence.

3. In Part 2: Chapter 1, what is the significance of the ceremony performed for Nyabera's daughter Obura?
(a) It is to celebrate the birth of the child.
(b) It is a naming ceremony.
(c) It is to ward off any illnesses.
(d) It is to confuse the evil spirits and enhance the child's chances of survival.

4. In Part 1: Chapter 8, who arrives in the village wearing a long garb and a red head dress?
(a) The chief of Jodongo.
(b) A strange man.
(c) A white garbed person.
(d) A government official.

5. In Part 1: Chapter 12, according to Chik, what should the brother have done?
(a) Taken over the chief's stool.
(b) Grabbed all his brother's wealth.
(c) Become the chief of Sakwa.
(d) Married his brother's widow and become guardian of the grandson and custodian of the chief's stool.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 9, what is the meaning of the marks on the bracelet Nyabera unearthed?

2. In Part 1: Chapter 10, what does Akoko do after realizing the power struggle for the chiefdom has reached a bitter stage?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 8, how do the people feel about their chief and his family?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 10, what is the significance of the dream Nyabera has been having?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 4, what does Owuor become after moving closer to the church?

(see the answer key)

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