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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 6, what does the telegram from Aluor say?
(a) Maria is very ill.
(b) Maria is well.
(c) Mark should come visit.
(d) The twins are doing well.

2. In Part 3: Chapter 2, what is the advice given by Jomo Kenyatta to his people?
(a) To continue to fight for their independence.
(b) To move to the cities for better opportunities.
(c) To forget and forgive.
(d) To seek revenge on the white man.

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

4. In Part 3: Chapter 9, what does Becky reveal to her sister Vera that shocks her?
(a) She is left money from her aunt.
(b) She has a friend who pays for her flat.
(c) She is getting married next month.
(d) She is jealous of Vera all her life.

5. In Part 2: Chapter 9, why does Maria find it easier to accept Akoko's death?
(a) She has a better understanding of the dying process.
(b) She has been preparing for her mother's death for a long time.
(c) She does not love her mother as much as Elizabeth did.
(d) She has buried many family members before.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 8, what is Akoko's condition and how does she feel about it?

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

3. In Part 3: Chapter 1, how does Becky learn to crawl?

4. In Part 3: Chapter 8, what was "the Box" in the context of the chapter (175)?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 1, what is the significance of the ceremony performed for Nyabera's daughter Obura?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 3: Chapter 2, why do the white people leave Kenya after independence?

2. In Part 3: Chapter 7, why does Becky stay at home during the Christmas holidays?

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

4. In Part 3: Chapter 10, who is Vera's roommate in her second year at the women's residence hall, and how does she treat Vera?

5. In Part 3: Chapter 1, how do the twins' physical development differ from each other?

6. In Part 2: Chapter 2, what did the catechist tell Nyabera about learning the new religion?

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

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

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

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

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