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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Variable Winds (Chapters 1 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 2, why does Nyabera join a group of travellers on her journey to the mission?
(a) To have company and for safety.
(b) To steal from them.
(c) To save time.
(d) To learn more about the new religion.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 7, how long are the search parties gone?
(a) Four nights and four days.
(b) One night and one day.
(c) Three nights and three days.
(d) Two nights and two days.

3. In Part 1: Chapter 5, how does the protagonist feel about her husband?
(a) She loves him deeply.
(b) She despises him.
(c) She is afraid of him.
(d) She thinks he is boring and uninteresting.

4. In Part 1: Chapter 12, what do the DO suggest should happen after their meeting?
(a) The woman should forget about the matter.
(b) The woman should bring her appeal in three months to the visiting District Commissioner.
(c) The brother should be declared the rightful chief of Sakwa.
(d) The DO would decide the matter in a few days.

5. In Part 3: Chapter 5, what is the main reason for Mark and Elizabeth's frequent hospital visits during the pregnancy?
(a) Mark is ill.
(b) The baby has a heart condition.
(c) Elizabeth has high blood pressure.
(d) Elizabeth has a miscarriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 6, how does Otieno treat his wives?

2. In Part 3: Chapter 10, how does Vera deal with examination fever?

3. In Part 2: Chapter 8, what is Elizabeth's job and how do people view her because of it?

4. In Part 3: Chapter 4, what does Aoro do to the frog?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 6, what is the purpose of education for African boys during that time?

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