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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 2: Chapter 7, what does Awiti wear on her way to the teacher training college?
2. In Part 2: Chapter 1, what is the significance of the ceremony performed for Nyabera's daughter Obura?
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 effect of the Kenyan people's basic love of self?
5. In Part 3: Chapter 5, what is the main reason for Mark and Elizabeth's frequent hospital visits during the pregnancy?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part 3: Chapter 5, who takes matters into her own hands when Mark's wife is diagnosed with a serious condition?
2. In Part 3: Chapter 8, does Vera still have a strong belief in the Church?
3. In Part 2: Chapter 3, why did Nyabera and her friend decide to carry the pot of ghee with them?
4. In Part 3: Chapter 1, what is the difference in personality between Veronica and her sister Rebecca?
5. In Part 2: Chapter 9, how does Elizabeth feel about her grandmother's death and why?
6. In Part 3: Chapter 2, what is the general feeling among the people of Kenya when the country gains its independence?
7. In Part 2: Chapter 7, who offers to drive Awiti to the teacher training college and how does she feel about the experience?
8. 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?
9. In Part 3: Chapter 2, why do the white people leave Kenya after independence?
10. In Part 3: Chapter 7, why does Becky stay at home during the Christmas holidays?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the ways in which Margaret Ogola portrays the intersection of race and class in The River and the Source.
Essay Topic 2
Suffering strengthens the human spirit rather than break it. Justify this assertion with illustrations from The River and The Source by Margaret Ogola.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the different generations of women in The River and the Source.
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