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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 2: Chapter 4, what does Owuor become after moving closer to the church?
(a) A missionary.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A catechist.
(d) A sacristan.

2. In Part 2: Chapter 4, what does the catechist notice about Akoko that led him to build a house for her?
(a) She is wealthy and had many possessions.
(b) She is an excellent cook.
(c) She is very talkative and gossipy.
(d) She never repeats anything she heard to anyone and rarely socialized.

3. In Part 2: Chapter 7, what does Awiti wear on her way to the teacher training college?
(a) A black suit with a red tie.
(b) A white dress with a blue hat.
(c) A yellow skirt and a green blouse.
(d) A sky blue cotton frock with a white border at the hem and a brand new wooden box.

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 is getting married next month.
(c) She is jealous of Vera all her life.
(d) She has a friend who pays for her flat.

5. In Part 3: Chapter 1, at what age did Veronica start crawling around the house?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3: Chapter 7, what does Mark think of Tommy Muhambe?

2. In Part 3: Chapter 7, who has benefited most from the two year sojourn with their grandmother?

3. In Part 2: Chapter 5, how does Owuor help Maria during her time of agony?

4. In Part 3: Chapter 2, what is the attitude of most Kenyans towards independence?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part 2: Chapter 1, how did Nyabera feel about the tero system?

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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