Quiz on The River and the Source

How does Aoro react to Wandia’s scholarship offer?

• He encourages her to take it

• He tells her to stay home and take care of the children

• He is unsure but agrees to support her

• He refuses to let her go

What concern does Wandia have about going to Baltimore?

• She doesn’t want to leave her job

• She is worried about being away from her family

• She feels guilty about leaving Aoro and the children

• She doesn’t want to leave Kenya

Who supports Wandia’s decision to go to Baltimore?

• Her father

• Her mother

• Elizabeth and Aoro

• Tony

What does Aoro’s brother Tony plan to write a book about?

• The history of their family

• The medical profession

• Their great-grandmother Akoko

• The lives of their parents

What does Wandia achieve at the University of Nairobi’s School of Medicine?

• She becomes a professor

• She receives a doctorate in medicine

• She wins a prestigious award

• She becomes the first female surgeon in Kenya

How does Elizabeth react to Wandia’s achievement?

• She is not impressed

• She is proud and happy

• She is jealous

• She is confused

What happens shortly before Elizabeth dies?

• She writes a will

• She experiences a sudden illness

• She feels dizzy and understands her time is near

• She reconciles with Mark

How does Elizabeth die?

• In her sleep

• From a heart attack

• After a long illness

• She dies suddenly while driving

What happens at Elizabeth’s funeral?

• Only her immediate family attends

• A large group of family, friends, and former students gather

• It is a small, quiet ceremony

• Only her children mourn her

What lesson does the family learn from Elizabeth’s death?

• The importance of maintaining family unity

• The need to honor tradition

• To never marry outside of their tribe

• The cycle of life and death and resilience