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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Love and Life (Chapters 1 - 10).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 1, why does Ogoma Kwach neglect his wife after marrying Nyabera?
(a) He is following the spirits' directions.
(b) He is tired of his wife.
(c) He is in love with Nyabera.
(d) He wants to have a son with Nyabera to have a foothold on her wealth.

2. In Part 2: Chapter 2, what does Nyabera consider her favorite prayer and source of strength?
(a) The Lord's Prayer.
(b) The Sikh prayer.
(c) The central teaching of Christianity.
(d) The Angelus prayer.

3. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what is the protagonist accused of by her in-laws?
(a) Being involved in witchcraft.
(b) Having too many children.
(c) Being lazy and wasting their wealth.
(d) Being too controlling over her husband.

4. In Part 1: Chapter 10, why does Akoko take her grandson to her brother in Yimbo?
(a) To protect him from Otieno Kembo and his family.
(b) To prepare him to take over as the chief.
(c) To give him a better life than she could provide.
(d) To seek his help in her struggle for power.

5. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what is the significance of being the mikai of a chief?
(a) The mikai is the chief's favorite wife.
(b) The mikai is the chief's personal servant.
(c) The mikai is the chief's spiritual advisor.
(d) The mikai is the chief's representative in council meetings.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3: Chapter 10, why does Vera feel like she does not understand her faith?

2. In Part 3: Chapter 4, what does Aoro do to the frog?

3. In Part 2: Chapter 5, who is the boy that Maria realizes loved her like a mother?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what is a nyadhi, according to the text?

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

(see the answer key)

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