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

2. In Part 2: Chapter 9, what is Elizabeth's reaction to her grandmother's death?
(a) She does not care.
(b) She is relieved
(c) She accepts it easily.
(d) She is angry and confused.

3. In Part 1: Chapter 11, what does the term 'DO' refer to in the passage (69)?
(a) A white man.
(b) A big chief.
(c) A black man.
(d) A tribunal of elders.

4. In Part 3: Chapter 8, why does Tommy feel no strong need to sample the market before settling down?
(a) He is not interested in dating other women.
(b) He is too busy with his studies to date.
(c) He wants to avoid the fast-moving Mercedes types.
(d) He believes in being faithful to his girlfriend .

5. In Part 2: Chapter 6, what subjects are taught in the newly founded primary school?
(a) Only History, Geography and English.
(b) Only Nature Study, Mathematics and Geography.
(c) English, Mathematics, Geography, Nature Study and History.
(d) Only religion, reading and simple arithmetic.

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 3: Chapter 8, what was "the Box" in the context of the chapter (175)?

3. In Part 3: Chapter 2, what is the attitude of most Kenyans towards independence?

4. In Part 3: Chapter 2, what is the effect of the Kenyan people's basic love of self?

5. In Part 3: Chapter 2, what is the attitude of Kenyans towards work?

(see the answer key)

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