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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 education was not considered necessary for women.
(d) Because men were intimidated by intelligent women.

2. In Part 2: Chapter 9, what is Elizabeth's reaction to her grandmother's death?
(a) She is angry and confused.
(b) She accepts it easily.
(c) She is relieved
(d) She does not care.

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

4. In Part 2: Chapter 4, what is the significance of Good Friday at the mission church?
(a) The church would be stripped bare and the large crucifix would be covered.
(b) The church would be closed and no one was allowed to enter.
(c) The church would be decorated with flowers and candles.
(d) The church would hold a special Mass for the community.

5. In Part 3: Chapter 6, what does Elizabeth hope for as her mother becomes ill?
(a) To show her mother how much she cares.
(b) To have more children.
(c) To end her engagement with Mark.
(d) To move back to Nakuru.

6. In Part 2: Chapter 4, what does Owuor become after moving closer to the church?
(a) A catechist.
(b) A missionary.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A sacristan.

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

8. In Part 3: Chapter 7, what does Mark think of Tommy Muhambe?
(a) He thinks he is a liar.
(b) He does not like him.
(c) He likes him.
(d) He is indifferent towards him.

9. In Part 2: Chapter 2, how does Nyabera feel after seeing the church and hearing about the central teaching of Christianity?
(a) Confused.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Hopeful.

10. In Part 2: Chapter 6, what subjects are taught in the newly founded primary school?
(a) Only History, Geography and English.
(b) Only Nature Study, Mathematics and Geography.
(c) English, Mathematics, Geography, Nature Study and History.
(d) Only religion, reading and simple arithmetic.

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

12. In Part 3: Chapter 2, what is the attitude of most Kenyans towards independence?
(a) They Are angry about it
(b) They sre indifferent towards it.
(c) They Are afraid of it.
(d) They are happy and jubilant about it.

13. In Part 2: Chapter 8, why does it take Elizabeth three times to write back to Mark?
(a) She does not like him.
(b) She is nervous about what to say.
(c) She is too busy.
(d) She did not receive his letters.

14. In Part 2: Chapter 3, what does Nyabera insist her mother and child call her when she returned to Yimbo?
(a) Mary.
(b) Martha.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Maria.

15. In Part 2: Chapter 7, what does Awiti wear on her way to the teacher training college?
(a) A sky blue cotton frock with a white border at the hem and a brand new wooden box.
(b) A yellow skirt and a green blouse.
(c) A black suit with a red tie.
(d) A white dress with a blue hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 1, what is the purpose of the tero in Nyabera's culture?

2. In Part 3: Chapter 10, how does Vera deal with examination fever?

3. In Part 2: Chapter 7, what is Awiti's attitude towards the overtures made by the men at the teacher training college?

4. In Part 2: Chapter 1, How does Awiti help Nyabera after her husband's death?

5. In Part 3: Chapter 2, what is the advice given by Jomo Kenyatta to his people?

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