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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 3: Chapter 3, what do Aoro and his siblings do at the river?
(a) Fish.
(b) Play a game.
(c) Collect rocks.
(d) Swim.

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

3. In Part 4: Chapter 8, what accolade does Professor Wandia Sigu receive at the University of Nairobi's School of Medicine?
(a) PhD in Medicine.
(b) Master's degree in Medicine.
(c) Doctorate in Medicine.
(d) Bachelor's degree in Medicine.

4. In Part 1: Chapter 1, what is the cause of the baby's prolonged crying and colic?
(a) Improper naming.
(b) A spell cast by an evil enemy.
(c) An upset stomach.
(d) Being held wrong.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Part 4: Chapter 3, what is Aoro's relationship with Wandia?

4. In Part 3: Chapter 7, what is Vera studying for?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 10, why does Akoko take her grandson to her brother in Yimbo?

(see the answer key)

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