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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Love and Life (Chapters 1 - 10).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2: Chapter 4, what does the catechist notice about Akoko that led him to build a house for her?
(a) She is very talkative and gossipy.
(b) She is wealthy and had many possessions.
(c) She is an excellent cook.
(d) She never repeats anything she heard to anyone and rarely socialized.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 1, what is the chief's initial reaction to the birth of his eighth child?
(a) He is disappointed that it is a daughter.
(b) He is excited to have another son.
(c) He is surprised that the baby cries so loudly.
(d) He is indifferent.

3. In Part 1: Chapter 9, what is the main attraction of Nyabera's husband?
(a) His good looks.
(b) His wealth.
(c) His proximity to Nyabera's home.
(d) His intelligence.

4. In Part 1: Chapter 9, who is Nyabera's husband?
(a) A wealthy man from her village.
(b) A man she met in the city.
(c) A man from the next village named Okumu Angolo.
(d) A man she met during her brother's funeral.

5. In Part 2: Chapter 6, why do some people prophesy that Awiti will not get married if she continues to show her intelligence openly?
(a) Because they believed it would be a catastrophe for a man to marry an intelligent woman.
(b) Because men were intimidated by intelligent women.
(c) Because men preferred women who were not educated.
(d) Because education was not considered necessary for women.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3: Chapter 4, what is Aoro's reaction to his brother's operation?

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

3. In Part 1: Chapter 1, what is the cause of the baby's prolonged crying and colic?

4. In Part 3: Chapter 7, who has benefited most from the two year sojourn with their grandmother?

5. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what is the protagonist accused of by her in-laws?

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