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

2. In Part 2: Chapter 3, what does Nyabera insist her mother and child call her when she returned to Yimbo?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Maria.
(c) Mary.
(d) Martha.

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

4. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what advice does Aloo give to the protagonist?
(a) To leave her husband and start a new life.
(b) To seek revenge against those who have wronged her.
(c) To fight back against her in-laws and husband.
(d) To exercise self-control and think before acting.

5. In Part 2: Chapter 4, why does Akoko wear a kerchief on her head after being baptized?
(a) To show her affiliation with a specific tribe.
(b) To protect her head from the sun.
(c) To express her fear of the future.
(d) To commemorate the woman who wiped Kristo's face on his way to Calvary.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 9, how does Nyabera's mother help her to grieve?

2. In Part 3: Chapter 9, why does Vera think it is important for Becky to tell their parents about her engagement to John?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 1, what is the cause of the baby's prolonged crying and colic?

4. In Part 2: Chapter 6, what subjects are taught in the newly founded primary school?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 1, why does Ogoma Kwach neglect his wife after marrying Nyabera?

(see the answer key)

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