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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 6, what do the footloose wanderer Ambere K’ongoso bring news of?
(a) A new kind of medicine that could cure any disease.
(b) A great famine that was coming.
(c) A new religion sweeping across the land.
(d) White-skinned people who now ruled most of the land.

2. 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 accepts it without question.
(c) He tries to negotiate a lower price.
(d) He suggests a higher price for the bride.

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

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

5. In Part 1: Chapter 6, how does Otieno treat his wives?
(a) Like slaves.
(b) Like sluts.
(c) Like queens.
(d) Like mistresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 1, why is the animal cock ceremoniously slaughtered and eaten the day after the baby stops crying?

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

3. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what is the main purpose of the speech made by the wizened old man and his nephew when they arrive at chief Odero's compound?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 8, who forms something like the council of Jodongo, only much bigger, to make sure that everyone lives in peace according to the new law?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what is the significance of being the mikai of a chief?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 11, why is the court closed when Akoko and her nephews arrive in Kisuma?

2. In Part 1: Chapter 4, what happens to the children upon arrival in Aluo?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 6, how do Owuor and Akoko react to Obura's suggestion about his mother allowing him to tour the world, and what does Chief Owuor do about it?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what happens at the end of the chapter with regards to Akoko's betrothal and marriage?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 12, what happens to Akoko's wealth upon her return to Sakwa?

6. In Part 1: Chapter 1, how is superstition reflected in the way Akoko's illness is dealt with, and how does this lead to her final name, Akello?

7. In Part 1: Chapter 6, how does Owuor treat his wife and what is the contrast between him and Otieno?

8. In Part 1: Chapter 3, how does Akoko feel about Nyabera's new religion and name?

9. In Part 1: Chapter 4, what news reaches Mariathat causes her to return to her matrimonial home?

10. In Part 1: Chapter 12, where does Akoko go to live after taking the remainder of her wealth?

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