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

2. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what does the protagonist feel about leaving her house?
(a) She feels angry and vengeful.
(b) She feels indifferent about it.
(c) She feels happy and relieved.
(d) She feels it was a great wound in her heart.

3. In Part 1: Chapter 11, what is the name of the Market where the three travelers finally reached after their long journey?
(a) Sakwa.
(b) Kisumu.
(c) Gem.
(d) Kisuma.

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

5. In Part 1: Chapter 11, what is the name of the great warrior who could change his form into anything at all?
(a) Gor Mahia.
(b) Tawo Kogot.
(c) Ogutu Kipapi.
(d) Lwanda Magere.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 6, what is the strange contraption that the white-skinned people were building?

2. 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?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what advice does Aloo give to the protagonist?

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

5. In Part 1: Chapter 3, How did Chief Kembo feel about his number of daughters compared to his son?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 1, how does traditional society's preference for male children affect Chief Odero Goggin's expectations for Akoko's birth?

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

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

4. In Part 1: Chapter 2, how is the arrival of Owuor Kembo and his delegation received by Chief Odero?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what accusations were made against Akoko?

6. In Part 1: Chapter 8, what happens to Akoko later in the night after the negotiation?

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 7, how does Akoko react to Obura's disappearance?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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