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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 3: Chapter 8, why does Tommy feel no strong need to sample the market before settling down?
(a) He believes in being faithful to his girlfriend .
(b) He is too busy with his studies to date.
(c) He wants to avoid the fast-moving Mercedes types.
(d) He is not interested in dating other women.

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

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

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

5. In Part 3: Chapter 9, Who is John Courtney?
(a) Becky's brother.
(b) Vera's friend who pays for Becky's flat.
(c) Becky's fiancé who is a pilot.
(d) Becky's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 10, what does Elizabeth believe about her marriage with Mark?

2. In Part 2: Chapter 9, why does Maria find it easier to accept Akoko's death?

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

4. In Part 3: Chapter 3, how doesElizabeth punish Aoro and his brothers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 3: Chapter 3, what happens when Aoro and his brothers go to the river?

2. In Part 2: Chapter 3, why did Nyabera and her friend decide to carry the pot of ghee with them?

3. In Part 2: Chapter 8, what is the main conflict the protagonist faces?

4. In Part 2: Chapter 9, how does Elizabeth feel about her grandmother's death and why?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 1, what did the midwife do with the baby after the ceremony?

6. In Part 3: Chapter 9, why is Becky hesitant to tell her parents about her engagement to John?

7. In Part 3: Chapter 5, who takes matters into her own hands when Mark's wife is diagnosed with a serious condition?

8. In Part 2: Chapter 10, what does Peter do after the period of mourning is over and why is it important to him?

9. In Part 2: Chapter 7, who offers to drive Awiti to the teacher training college and how does she feel about the experience?

10. In Part 3: Chapter 8, does Vera still have a strong belief in the Church?

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