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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Variable Winds (Chapters 1 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 4: Chapter 4, which of the protagonist's children joins the priesthood?
(a) Tony.
(b) John.
(c) Vera.
(d) Aoro.

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

3. In Part 1: Chapter 2, why does Chief Odero set the bride price at 30 head for the prospective suitors?
(a) To show his generosity towards the visitors.
(b) To compensate for the shortage of daughters in his family.
(c) To test their commitment to the marriage alliance.
(d) To discourage them from marrying his daughter.

4. In Part 4: Chapter 8, who is the first Kenyan woman to achieve a Doctorate in Medicine, equivalent to a PhD?
(a) Alicia.
(b) Wandia Sigu.
(c) Vera.
(d) Mary-Anne.

5. In Part 2: Chapter 10, how do the people in the parish view Father Peter?
(a) As a beloved and dedicated figure.
(b) As a priest who took his calling for granted.
(c) As a beloved and dedicated figure.
(d) As an ineffective and disorganized figure.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 5, how does Owuor Kembo, the protagonist's husband, respond to her leaving?

2. In Part 1: Chapter 7, what does the chief think might have happened to Obura?

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

4. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what is the purpose of the young man's arrival in Chief Odero's compound?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 2, how does Nyabera feel after seeing the church and hearing about the central teaching of Christianity?

(see the answer key)

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