1. In Part 1: Chapter 11, what is the name of the Market where the three travelers finally reached after their long journey?
(a) Sakwa.
(b) Gem.
(c) Kisuma.
(d) Kisumu.

2. In Part 2: Chapter 6, why is it difficult for girls to get an education during that time?
(a) They are not interested in education.
(b) They do not have access to schools.
(c) They are considered inferior to boys.
(d) The purpose of their existence is marriage and childbearing.

3. In Part 2: Chapter 4, what is the significance of Good Friday at the mission church?
(a) The church would be decorated with flowers and candles.
(b) The church would hold a special Mass for the community.
(c) The church would be stripped bare and the large crucifix would be covered.
(d) The church would be closed and no one was allowed to enter.

4. In Part 1: Chapter 6, what is the strange contraption that the white-skinned people were building?
(a) A long snaking metal line.
(b) A caterpillar carrying many goods.
(c) A swift moving little metal house.
(d) A magic wand that could kill with a puff of smoke.

5. In Part 2: Chapter 3, what does Nyabera's daughter and nephew ask her to tell them about?
(a) The journey to appeal to the DO and the DC.
(b) The bad King Herodes.
(c) The escape to Misri (Egypt).
(d) The birth of Yeso Kristo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 3, How did Chief Kembo feel about his number of daughters compared to his son?

2. In Part 2: Chapter 1, How does Awiti help Nyabera after her husband's death?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 1, what is the chief's initial reaction to the birth of his eighth child?

4. In Part 2: Chapter 1, why does Ogoma Kwach neglect his wife after marrying Nyabera?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 4, how does Akoko respond to Nyar Asembo's accusations?

(see the answer key)

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