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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 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 summon the spirits.
(d) To vent frustration.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 10, what does Akoko do after realizing the power struggle for the chiefdom has reached a bitter stage?
(a) She takes her grandson to her brother, Oloo in Yimbo.
(b) She seeks support from outside her village.
(c) She dispenses with the venerated Council of Jodongo.
(d) She marries two new husbands to consolidate her power.

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

4. In Part 1: Chapter 7, what does the chief think might have happened to Obura?
(a) He is kidnapped by someone.
(b) He has gone hunting without telling anyone.
(c) He has decided to run away.
(d) He is lost in the forest.

5. In Part 1: Chapter 9, what happens to Nyabera's first child?
(a) Nyabera did not have any children Answer: b) The child died at the age of two.
(b) The child was sickly but still alive.
(c) The child died at the age of two.
(d) The child was healthy and happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 12, what was the color of the white chief's hair?

2. In Part 1: Chapter 6, how many wives did the chief's brother have?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 4, how does the passage portray marriage?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 6, what is the name of the chief's newborn son?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 6, how does Otieno treat his wives?

(see the answer key)

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