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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 1: Chapter 7, why is Obura's mother worried when he does not show up for breakfast?
(a) He always hunts at this time.
(b) He usually ate breakfast early.
(c) He usually misses breakfast.
(d) He never tells his mother anything.

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

4. In Part 1: Chapter 7, how long are the search parties gone?
(a) One night and one day.
(b) Four nights and four days.
(c) Three nights and three days.
(d) Two nights and two days.

5. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what is the purpose of the rush to Akoko's hut at cockcrow?
(a) To engage in wrestling duels.
(b) To kidnap Akoko.
(c) To feast with Akoko and her family.
(d) To initiate Akoko into the tribe.

6. In Part 1: Chapter 11, who is the wife of Ramogi?
(a) Onyango Randar.
(b) Lela Kabanda.
(c) Were.
(d) Nyar Nam.

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

8. In Part 1: Chapter 4, how does Akoko respond to Nyar Asembo's accusations?
(a) She admits to practicing witchcraft.
(b) She remains silent and does not respond.
(c) She apologizes and promises to change her ways.
(d) She defends herself and denies practicing witchcraft.

9. In Part 1: Chapter 7, what is the reason for Obura's parents' unease?
(a) He is acting strange and reflective.
(b) He is failing in school.
(c) He is too lazy to help with household chores.
(d) He is always getting into trouble.

10. 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.

11. In Part 1: Chapter 2, why does Chief Odero set the bride price at 30 head for the prospective suitors?
(a) To test their commitment to the marriage alliance.
(b) To show his generosity towards the visitors.
(c) To compensate for the shortage of daughters in his family.
(d) To discourage them from marrying his daughter.

12. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what happens to Akoko in the middle of the night?
(a) She is rescued by her brothers and other young men.
(b) She is left alone in the hut with her grandmother and sisters.
(c) She is taken by the Sakwa men to become the wife of their chief.
(d) She is kidnapped by the Yimbo men.

13. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what is the purpose of the young man's arrival in Chief Odero's compound?
(a) To seek refuge from a dangerous animal.
(b) To challenge Chief Odero to a duel.
(c) To request Chief Odero's assistance with a dispute.
(d) To betroth his family to Chief Odero's family.

14. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what do the people think of Akoko's physical appearance?
(a) They do not comment on her appearance.
(b) They think she is average-looking.
(c) They think she is unattractive.
(d) They think she is the most beautiful woman they had ever seen.

15. In Part 1: Chapter 6, what is the strange contraption that the white-skinned people were building?
(a) A long snaking metal line.
(b) A caterpillar carrying many goods.
(c) A magic wand that could kill with a puff of smoke.
(d) A swift moving little metal house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part 1: Chapter 10, what is the significance of the dream Nyabera has been having?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 10, what is the reason behind Akoko's decision to seek the sirikal's intervention?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 6, how does Otieno treat his wives?

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

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