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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Part 1: Chapter 7, how long are the search parties gone?
2. In Part 1: Chapter 6, how many wives did the chief's brother have?
3. In Part 1: Chapter 4, how does Akoko respond to Nyar Asembo's accusations?
4. In Part 1: Chapter 4, how does the passage portray marriage?
5. In Part 1: Chapter 8, who arrives in the village wearing a long garb and a red head dress?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part 1: Chapter 10, what is Peter's first duty as a priest?
2. In Part 1: Chapter 4, what news reaches Mariathat causes her to return to her matrimonial home?
3. In Part 1: Chapter 10, how do Mark and Elizabeth react to the loss of their twins?
4. In Part 1: Chapter 8, what do Awiti and Mark talk about in their letters?
5. In Part 1: Chapter 2, how is the arrival of Owuor Kembo and his delegation received by Chief Odero?
6. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what happens at the end of the chapter with regards to Akoko's betrothal and marriage?
7. In Part 1: Chapter 3, what happens to one of the twins, Odongo, while they are fishing?
8. In Part 1: Chapter 5, is Owuor able to pursue priesthood, and how does this affect his relationship with Nyabera?
9. In Part 1: Chapter 1, how is superstition reflected in the way Akoko's illness is dealt with, and how does this lead to her final name, Akello?
10. In Part 1: Chapter 1, how does traditional society's preference for male children affect Chief Odero Goggin's expectations for Akoko's birth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Margaret Ogola use the motif of water throughout the novel to convey her message?
Essay Topic 2
The society in The River and the Source is biased against the girl child. Write an essay to support the statement drawing your illustrations from the text, The River and the Source by Margaret A Ogola.
Essay Topic 3
The modern educated woman is still a victim of bad perception. Justify this statement with illustrations from The River and The Source by Margaret Ogola.
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