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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Variable Winds (Chapters 1 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 2: Chapter 7, what is Awiti's attitude towards the overtures made by the men at the teacher training college?
(a) She is annoyed and angry.
(b) She is indifferent and apparently cold.
(c) She is scared and intimidated.
(d) She is flattered and encouraged them.

3. In Part 3: Chapter 7, what is Vera studying for?
(a) Ordinary Level Examination.
(b) Certificate of Primary Education.
(c) Advanced Level Examination.
(d) Certificate of Higher Education.

4. In Part 3: Chapter 4, what is Aoro's reaction to his brother's operation?
(a) He is scared by the operation.
(b) He is upset and cannot get over it.
(c) He does not care about it at all.
(d) He is fascinated by the stitches on the scar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 6, why is it difficult for girls to get an education during that time?

2. In Part 1: Chapter 11, what does the term 'DO' refer to in the passage (69)?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 10, what does Akoko do after realizing the power struggle for the chiefdom has reached a bitter stage?

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

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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