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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 8, what is Elizabeth's job and how do people view her because of it?
(a) She is a writer and people criticize her for not having a real job.
(b) She is a doctor and people are inspired by her career.
(c) She is a teacher and people envy her salary.
(d) She is a farmer and people respect her hard work.

2. In Part 2: Chapter 9, what is Elizabeth's reaction to her grandmother's death?
(a) She does not care.
(b) She is relieved
(c) She is angry and confused.
(d) She accepts it easily.

3. In Part 3: Chapter 7, who has benefited most from the two year sojourn with their grandmother?
(a) Opiyo.
(b) Vera.
(c) Opiyo.
(d) Becky.

4. In Part 3: Chapter 10, why does Vera feel like she does not understand her faith?
(a) She is not intelligent enough to understand it
(b) She has never been taught properly about her faith.
(c) Her parents never talked to her about it.
(d) She is too young and inexperienced

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 8, why does it take Elizabeth three times to write back to Mark?

2. In Part 3: Chapter 7, who is Tommy Muhambe?

3. In Part 2: Chapter 7, what does Awiti wear on her way to the teacher training college?

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

5. In Part 3: Chapter 7, what is Vera studying for?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 3: Chapter 1, what is the difference in personality between Veronica and her sister Rebecca?

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

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

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

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 7, why does Becky stay at home during the Christmas holidays?

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

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

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

10. In Part 2: Chapter 4, what are the two classes Owuor and Awiti are enrolled in?

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