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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 3: Chapter 6, who is Elizabeth's father?
2. In Part 2: Chapter 3, what does Nyabera's mother tell her when she expresses her longing to go back to the mission?
3. In Part 2: Chapter 3, what does Nyabera insist her mother and child call her when she returned to Yimbo?
4. In Part 2: Chapter 1, what is the purpose of the tero in Nyabera's culture?
5. In Part 2: Chapter 5, how does Maria's mother react when she sees her daughter's face?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part 2: Chapter 1, what did the midwife do with the baby after the ceremony?
2. In Part 2: Chapter 2, what did the catechist tell Nyabera about learning the new religion?
3. 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?
4. In Part 2: Chapter 7, who offers to drive Awiti to the teacher training college and how does she feel about the experience?
5. In Part 2: Chapter 3, why did Nyabera and her friend decide to carry the pot of ghee with them?
6. In Part 3: Chapter 1, what is the difference in personality between Veronica and her sister Rebecca?
7. In Part 3: Chapter 2, what is the general feeling among the people of Kenya when the country gains its independence?
8. In Part 2: Chapter 4, what are the two classes Owuor and Awiti are enrolled in?
9. In Part 3: Chapter 1, how do the twins' physical development differ from each other?
10. In Part 2: Chapter 8, what is the main conflict the protagonist faces?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author, Margaret Ogola, communicates her message in an admirable and pleasant way. Write an essay to describe such four instances drawing illustrations from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Survival in a patriarchal society requires a strong-willed character. Justify this statement in close reference to Akoko as portrayed in The River and The Source by Margaret Ogola.
Essay Topic 3
Using three characters in the novel, write an essay to show how the character portrays women as the driving force in society. Base your answer on The River and the Source by Margaret Ogola.
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