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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 4, what is the saving grace for Akoko's situation?
(a) The high esteem in which Owuor Kembo is held.
(b) The impossibility of severing a marriage union.
(c) The support of the people of Yimbo.
(d) The council of Jodongo.

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

3. In Part 1: Chapter 3, why does the Sakwa men stop at a homestead during their journey?
(a) To receive a blessing from the elders.
(b) To plot their next move.
(c) To rest and eat.
(d) To share their story of the vanquishing of the Yimbo men.

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

5. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what is the reaction of Aloo K'Olima to the bride price set by Chief Odero?
(a) He protests against it vehemently.
(b) He suggests a higher price for the bride.
(c) He accepts it without question.
(d) He tries to negotiate a lower price.

6. In Part 1: Chapter 11, what is the reason for Akoko reciting the history of the people of Ramogi to the young men?
(a) To entertain them during the journey.
(b) As a pastime.
(c) To scare them and keep them alert.
(d) As a bounden duty to transmit the history of the tribe from generation to generation.

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

8. In Part 1: Chapter 9, what is the meaning of the marks on the bracelet Nyabera unearthed?
(a) They hold a secret message.
(b) They are secret codes.
(c) They are her brother's initials.
(d) They are meaningless.

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

10. In Part 1: Chapter 1, how many sons does Odero Gogni already have when his daughter is born?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

11. In Part 1: Chapter 11, what does the term 'DO' refer to in the passage (69)?
(a) A big chief.
(b) A tribunal of elders.
(c) A white man.
(d) A black man.

12. In Part 1: Chapter 5, how does the protagonist feel about her husband?
(a) She is afraid of him.
(b) She thinks he is boring and uninteresting.
(c) She loves him deeply.
(d) She despises him.

13. 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 spear used by the warriors of Jodongo.
(c) A man of great style and fashion.
(d) A type of animal that lives in the savanna country of Sakwa.

14. In Part 1: Chapter 12, what is Chik?
(a) The tradition that governed every aspect of the people's life.
(b) The name of the white chief's tribe.
(c) The name of the widow's village.
(d) The name of the chief's stool.

15. In Part 1: Chapter 9, who is Nyabera's husband?
(a) A wealthy man from her village.
(b) A man from the next village named Okumu Angolo.
(c) A man she met in the city.
(d) A man she met during her brother's funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 7, why is Obura's mother worried when he does not show up for breakfast?

2. In Part 1: Chapter 11, what is the name of the Market where the three travelers finally reached after their long journey?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 8, what is the purpose of the strangers' visit to the village?

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 8, how do the people feel about their chief and his family?

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