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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 3: Chapter 9, why does Vera think it is important for Becky to tell their parents about her engagement to John?
(a) Because Becky is her sister and it is her duty to tell their parents.
(b) Because John is white and their father might react badly.
(c) Because John is a pilot.
(d) Because it will make her seem important.

2. In Part 2: Chapter 5, how does Owuor help Maria during her time of agony?
(a) He reads to her from psalms.
(b) He makes her laugh with his jokes.
(c) He cooks her meals and cleaned the house.
(d) He gives her money to help her situation.

3. In Part 2: Chapter 2, what does Nyabera have to do in order to receive the batiso (baptism)?
(a) Understand the teachings of religion and agree with them.
(b) Complete a written exam.
(c) Speak the Latin language fluently.
(d) Complete a physical exam.

4. In Part 3: Chapter 6, what is the reason for Mark and Elizabeth's sudden departure?
(a) Mark loses his job.
(b) They want to go on a trip.
(c) They receive a telegram from the twins.
(d) Elizabeth's mother is very ill.

5. In Part 2: Chapter 1, How does Awiti help Nyabera after her husband's death?
(a) She comforts her mother and offered emotional support.
(b) She asks questions and demanded answers about her father's death.
(c) She takes over the household chores.
(d) She finds a new husband for her mother.

6. In Part 2: Chapter 2, what does Nyabera consider her favorite prayer and source of strength?
(a) The central teaching of Christianity.
(b) The Sikh prayer.
(c) The Angelus prayer.
(d) The Lord's Prayer.

7. In Part 2: Chapter 5, who is the boy that Maria realizes loved her like a mother?
(a) Her nephew Owuor.
(b) A child she had been taking care of in the village.
(c) The son of the married man she had been with.
(d) Her own son.

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

9. In Part 2: Chapter 6, what is the purpose of education for African boys during that time?
(a) To work for the white man.
(b) To gain knowledge and skills.
(c) To become wealthy by owning cattle.
(d) To lift the yoke of poverty by tilling the land.

10. In Part 3: Chapter 1, how does Becky learn to crawl?
(a) She learns by imitating her sister, but backwards at first.
(b) She never learned to crawl and went straight to walking.
(c) She learns by taking a crawling class.
(d) She learns by watching other babies.

11. In Part 2: Chapter 6, why do some people prophesy that Awiti will not get married if she continues to show her intelligence openly?
(a) Because men preferred women who were not educated.
(b) Because they believed it would be a catastrophe for a man to marry an intelligent woman.
(c) Because men were intimidated by intelligent women.
(d) Because education was not considered necessary for women.

12. In Part 3: Chapter 9, what does Becky reveal to her sister Vera that shocks her?
(a) She is getting married next month.
(b) She is jealous of Vera all her life.
(c) She is left money from her aunt.
(d) She has a friend who pays for her flat.

13. In Part 3: Chapter 1, at what age did Veronica start crawling around the house?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 7 months.

14. In Part 3: Chapter 3, what happens to Odongo at the river?
(a) He catches a fish.
(b) He nearly drowns.
(c) He gets lost.
(d) He falls and scrapes his knee.

15. In Part 3: Chapter 3, how doesElizabeth punish Aoro and his brothers?
(a) She grounds them.
(b) She does not allow them to eat dinner.
(c) She gives them a stern talking to.
(d) She took away their toys.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3: Chapter 8, what was "the Box" in the context of the chapter (175)?

2. In Part 3: Chapter 7, what does Mark think of Tommy Muhambe?

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

4. In Part 3: Chapter 4, what is Mark's opinion of religion?

5. In Part 3: Chapter 3, what do Aoro and his siblings do at the river?

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