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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Girl Child (Chapters 7 - 12).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 7, why is Obura's mother worried when he does not show up for breakfast?
(a) He always hunts at this time.
(b) He never tells his mother anything.
(c) He usually misses breakfast.
(d) He usually ate breakfast early.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 10, who takes over the chief's stool after the death of the previous chief?
(a) Otieno Kembo.
(b) Owang' Sino.
(c) Owuor.
(d) Akoko.

3. In Part 1: Chapter 4, what is Nyar Asembo's main concern in the passage?
(a) Akoko's slim figure.
(b) Akoko's inability to conceive regularly.
(c) Akoko's ability to cast spells.
(d) Akoko's lack of appreciation for her beauty.

4. In Part 1: Chapter 4, what is the saving grace for Akoko's situation?
(a) The support of the people of Yimbo.
(b) The council of Jodongo.
(c) The impossibility of severing a marriage union.
(d) The high esteem in which Owuor Kembo is held.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 4, what is the crowd's initial reaction to Akoko's announcement?

2. In Part 1: Chapter 10, what does the story suggest about the status of women in the society described?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 9, what is the main attraction of Nyabera's husband?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 6, why is the birth of the chief's son a relief to him?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 6, what do the footloose wanderer Ambere K’ongoso bring news of?

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