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

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

3. 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 new religion sweeping across the land.
(c) A great famine that was coming.
(d) White-skinned people who now ruled most of the land.

4. In Part 1: Chapter 6, how many wives did the chief's brother have?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. In Part 1: Chapter 6, why is the birth of the chief's son a relief to him?
(a) He does not want any more children.
(b) He has always wanted a son.
(c) He is tired of people talking about his monogamous state.
(d) He wants his son to look like him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 12, what do the DO suggest should happen after their meeting?

2. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what is the protagonist accused of by her in-laws?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 5, how does Owuor Kembo, the protagonist's husband, respond to her leaving?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what do the people think of Akoko's physical appearance?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 9, what happens to Nyabera's first child?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 11, what did Akoko do during the journey to educate her nephews?

2. In Part 1: Chapter 9, what does Vera insist on before Becky gets married?

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

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

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

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

7. In Part 1: Chapter 7, what is Akoko's belief about Obura's fate?

8. In Part 1: Chapter 8, what do Awiti and Mark talk about in their letters?

9. In Part 1: Chapter 7, how does Akoko react to Obura's disappearance?

10. 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?

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