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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 3: Chapter 1, what do the parents do when they notice the difference between Veronica and Rebecca's size and personality?
(a) They ignore the difference and let the twins develop at their own pace.
(b) They favor Rebecca over Veronica.
(c) They give Veronica extra food to help her gain weight.
(d) They take the twins to the doctor to find out if there is anything wrong.

2. In Part 2: Chapter 3, how does Nyabera's mother react when her daughter expresses her concern about not being able to have children with the new religion?
(a) She laughs at her daughter's concern.
(b) She ignores her daughter's concern and changed the subject.
(c) She offers to help her daughter find a solution to the problem..
(d) She agrees with her daughter and advised her to leave the new religion.

3. In Part 3: Chapter 6, who is Elizabeth's father?
(a) Opiyo.
(b) Maria.
(c) Mark.
(d) Akoko.

4. In Part 3: Chapter 3, what happens to Odongo at the river?
(a) He falls and scrapes his knee.
(b) He catches a fish.
(c) He gets lost.
(d) He nearly drowns.

5. In Part 2: Chapter 7, what is Awiti's attitude towards the overtures made by the men at the teacher training college?
(a) She is flattered and encouraged them.
(b) She is annoyed and angry.
(c) She is indifferent and apparently cold.
(d) She is scared and intimidated.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3: Chapter 5, why does Becky and Vera have different opinions about Mary?

2. In Part 2: Chapter 4, why does Akoko wear a kerchief on her head after being baptized?

3. In Part 3: Chapter 1, at what age did Veronica start crawling around the house?

4. In Part 2: Chapter 3, what does Nyabera insist her mother and child call her when she returned to Yimbo?

5. In Part 3: Chapter 5, Why did Elizabeth insist on going to the National Hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 3: Chapter 6, why does Mark refuse to let Becky look for a job?

2. In Part 3: Chapter 9, why is Becky hesitant to tell her parents about her engagement to John?

3. In Part 2: Chapter 3, why did Nyabera and her friend decide to carry the pot of ghee with them?

4. In Part 2: Chapter 9, how does Elizabeth feel about her grandmother's death and why?

5. In Part 3: Chapter 1, how do the twins' physical development differ from each other?

6. In Part 2: Chapter 5, why did Maria avoid her mother's eyes throughout the evening?

7. In Part 3: Chapter 2, why do the white people leave Kenya after independence?

8. In Part 3: Chapter 1, what is the difference in personality between Veronica and her sister Rebecca?

9. In Part 3: Chapter 8, does Vera still have a strong belief in the Church?

10. In Part 2: Chapter 1, what did the midwife do with the baby after the ceremony?

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