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

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

3. In Part 1: Chapter 12, what was the color of the white chief's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

4. In Part 3: Chapter 2, what is the attitude of Kenyans towards work?
(a) They have a great capacity for work.
(b) They are unwilling to work in agriculture.
(c) They are only willing to work for high pay
(d) They are lazy and unproductive.

5. In Part 2: Chapter 7, what does Awiti wear on her way to the teacher training college?
(a) A yellow skirt and a green blouse.
(b) A sky blue cotton frock with a white border at the hem and a brand new wooden box.
(c) A black suit with a red tie.
(d) A white dress with a blue hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 9, what is Elizabeth's reaction to her grandmother's death?

2. In Part 2: Chapter 3, how does Nyabera's mother react when her daughter expresses her concern about not being able to have children with the new religion?

3. In Part 2: Chapter 3, what does Nyabera's daughter and nephew ask her to tell them about?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 11, what is the name of the great spirit who created Ramogi and his brothers?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 11, what is the significance of reciting the history of the tribe or clan according to Akoko?

(see the answer key)

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