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

2. In Part 2: Chapter 5, who is the boy that Maria realizes loved her like a mother?
(a) Her nephew Owuor.
(b) A child she had been taking care of in the village.
(c) Her own son.
(d) The son of the married man she had been with.

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

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

5. In Part 2: Chapter 3, what does Nyabera's mother tell her when she expresses her longing to go back to the mission?
(a) To take her mother and the children with her to the mission.
(b) To wait for her husband to return from his travels.
(c) To stay in Yimbo and continue with the new religion.
(d) To forget about the mission and focus on having children.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 2, why does Nyabera join a group of travellers on her journey to the mission?

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

3. In Part 2: Chapter 9, what does Elizabeth want to do before her grandmother's death?

4. In Part 2: Chapter 7, what is the penalty for maintaining a liaison with someone of the opposite sex?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 5, why does Maria feel guilty and confess to the priest?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 3: Chapter 2, what is the general feeling among the people of Kenya when the country gains its independence?

2. In Part 3: Chapter 6, why does Mark refuse to let Becky look for a job?

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

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

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

6. In Part 2: Chapter 2, why did Nyabera join a band of travelers during her journey?

7. In Part 2: Chapter 6, what was the primary school like that Owuor's cousin joined?

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

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

10. In Part 3: Chapter 4, what happens when Aoro waits for his father in the sitting room?

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