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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 2, what does Nyabera have to do in order to receive the batiso (baptism)?
2. In Part 3: Chapter 5, why does Becky and Vera have different opinions about Mary?
3. In Part 2: Chapter 6, why is it difficult for girls to get an education during that time?
4. In Part 2: Chapter 8, why does it take Elizabeth three times to write back to Mark?
5. In Part 3: Chapter 6, what does the telegram from Aluor say?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part 2: Chapter 1, what did the midwife do with the baby after the ceremony?
2. In Part 3: Chapter 3, what happens when Aoro and his brothers go to the river?
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 3: Chapter 7, why does Becky stay at home during the Christmas holidays?
5. In Part 2: Chapter 10, what does Peter do after the period of mourning is over and why is it important to him?
6. In Part 3: Chapter 5, who takes matters into her own hands when Mark's wife is diagnosed with a serious condition?
7. In Part 2: Chapter 2, why did Nyabera join a band of travelers during her journey?
8. In Part 2: Chapter 9, how does Elizabeth feel about her grandmother's death and why?
9. In Part 3: Chapter 8, does Vera still have a strong belief in the Church?
10. In Part 3: Chapter 6, why does Mark refuse to let Becky look for a job?
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
Citing examples from The River and the Source by Margaret Ogola, write an essay to support the following statement: Christianity is a sanctuary to those oppressed by barbaric cultural practices.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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