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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 6, what subjects are taught in the newly founded primary school?

2. In Part 2: Chapter 3, what does Nyabera's mother tell her when she expresses her longing to go back to the mission?

3. In Part 3: Chapter 2, what is the effect of the Kenyan people's basic love of self?

4. In Part 3: Chapter 4,w ho seems to have a budding vocation as a priest?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 9, what is Elizabeth's reaction to her grandmother's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part 3: Chapter 7, why does Becky stay at home during the Christmas holidays?

3. In Part 2: Chapter 8, what is the main conflict the protagonist faces?

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

5. In Part 2: Chapter 2, why did Nyabera join a band of travelers during her journey?

6. In Part 2: Chapter 6, what was the primary school like that Owuor's cousin joined?

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

8. In Part 3: Chapter 4, what happens when Aoro waits for his father in the sitting room?

9. In Part 2: Chapter 4, what are the two classes Owuor and Awiti are enrolled in?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the different generations of women in The River and the Source.

Essay Topic 2

The modern educated woman is still a victim of bad perception. Justify this statement with illustrations from The River and The Source by Margaret Ogola.

Essay Topic 3

How does Margaret Ogola use the motif of water throughout the novel to convey her message?

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