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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Girl Child (Chapters 7 - 12).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what is the significance of being the mikai of a chief?
(a) The mikai is the chief's spiritual advisor.
(b) The mikai is the chief's representative in council meetings.
(c) The mikai is the chief's favorite wife.
(d) The mikai is the chief's personal servant.

3. In Part 1: Chapter 6, why is the birth of the chief's son a relief to him?
(a) He wants his son to look like him.
(b) He does not want any more children.
(c) He has always wanted a son.
(d) He is tired of people talking about his monogamous state.

4. In Part 1: Chapter 10, who takes over the chief's stool after the death of the previous chief?
(a) Owuor.
(b) Owang' Sino.
(c) Otieno Kembo.
(d) Akoko.

5. In Part 1: Chapter 8, who arrives in the village wearing a long garb and a red head dress?
(a) A white garbed person.
(b) The chief of Jodongo.
(c) A strange man.
(d) A government official.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Chapter 2, what is the purpose of the young man's arrival in Chief Odero's compound?

2. In Part 1: Chapter 1, what is the chief's initial reaction to the birth of his eighth child?

3. In Part 1: Chapter 7, how long are the search parties gone?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 11, who is the wife of Ramogi?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 9, who is Nyabera's husband?

(see the answer key)

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