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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 3: Chapter 7, who has benefited most from the two year sojourn with their grandmother?
(a) Opiyo.
(b) Becky.
(c) Opiyo.
(d) Vera.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what is a nyadhi, according to the text?
(a) A type of tree that grows in the Great Lake area.
(b) A type of animal that lives in the savanna country of Sakwa.
(c) A man of great style and fashion.
(d) A type of spear used by the warriors of Jodongo.

3. In Part 3: Chapter 2, what is the advice given by Jomo Kenyatta to his people?
(a) To continue to fight for their independence.
(b) To move to the cities for better opportunities.
(c) To forget and forgive.
(d) To seek revenge on the white man.

4. In Part 3: Chapter 4, what does Aoro do to the frog?
(a) He pets it gently.
(b) He takes it as a pet.
(c) He performs an operation on it.
(d) He releases it back into the wild.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 6, what do the footloose wanderer Ambere K’ongoso bring news of?

2. In Part 3: Chapter 6, who is Elizabeth's father?

3. In Part 2: Chapter 5, how does Maria's mother react when she sees her daughter's face?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what advice does Aloo give to the protagonist?

5. In Part 3: Chapter 5, what is the main reason for Mark and Elizabeth's frequent hospital visits during the pregnancy?

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