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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 12, what is Chik?
(a) The name of the chief's stool.
(b) The tradition that governed every aspect of the people's life.
(c) The name of the widow's village.
(d) The name of the white chief's tribe.
2. In Part 1: Chapter 1, why does the grandmother march up and down with her cane while speaking to the spirits?
(a) To show respect.
(b) To exercise.
(c) To vent frustration.
(d) To summon the spirits.
3. In Part 1: Chapter 12, according to Chik, what should the brother have done?
(a) Married his brother's widow and become guardian of the grandson and custodian of the chief's stool.
(b) Grabbed all his brother's wealth.
(c) Taken over the chief's stool.
(d) Become the chief of Sakwa.
4. In Part 1: Chapter 6, what do the footloose wanderer Ambere K’ongoso bring news of?
(a) A great famine that was coming.
(b) White-skinned people who now ruled most of the land.
(c) A new religion sweeping across the land.
(d) A new kind of medicine that could cure any disease.
5. In Part 1: Chapter 10, what does the story suggest about the status of women in the society described?
(a) Women are subordinate to men and face many disadvantages.
(b) Women have equal rights and opportunities as men.
(c) Women have no role in the politics or governance of the society.
(d) Women are treated with respect and given equal opportunities.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Part 1: Chapter 7, what does the chief think might have happened to Obura?
2. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what does Aloo suggest as a resolution to the situation?
3. In Part 1: Chapter 1, what is the chief's initial reaction to the birth of his eighth child?
4. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what is a nyadhi, according to the text?
5. In Part 1: Chapter 11, what is the significance of reciting the history of the tribe or clan according to Akoko?
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