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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Art of Giving (Chapters 1 - 10).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what is the reaction of Aloo K'Olima to the bride price set by Chief Odero?
(a) He suggests a higher price for the bride.
(b) He protests against it vehemently.
(c) He tries to negotiate a lower price.
(d) He accepts it without question.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 4, how does the passage portray marriage?
(a) As a sacred and unbreakable bond.
(b) As a way for men to own women body and soul.
(c) As a transactional relationship based on cattle.
(d) As a source of pride for the woman's family.

3. In Part 2: Chapter 8, why does it take Elizabeth three times to write back to Mark?
(a) She is too busy.
(b) She is nervous about what to say.
(c) She does not like him.
(d) She did not receive his letters.

4. In Part 1: Chapter 12, what was the color of the white chief's hair?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

5. In Part 1: Chapter 7, how does Akoko react to the news of the search parties' failure?
(a) She laughs and said she knew all along that Obura is just playing a joke on them.
(b) She immediately begins making plans to search for Obura herself.
(c) She becomes angry and yells at everyone.
(d) She faints and lays prostrate on her papyrus pallet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 7, what does Awiti wear on her way to the teacher training college?

2. In Part 2: Chapter 3, what does Nyabera's mother tell her when she expresses her longing to go back to the mission?

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

4. In Part 1: Chapter 8, how do the people feel about their chief and his family?

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

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