FORM TWO 2017 DECEMBER HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT
THE RIVER AND THE SOURCE
Read The River and the source and answer the following questions
1. What did chief Odero Gogni mean by the following statements (2 marks)
a) Another rock for my sling.
b) A home without daughters is like a spring without a source
2. Comment on the meaning of Akokos First words “Dwaro mara.” ( 2 marks)
3. Identify Two songs to be found in the River and the Source basing on the following details
a) The singer (1 mark)
b) The occasion or situation in which the song was sung. (1 mark)
c) what the song is about. (2 marks)
d) Importance of the song. (1 mark)
(TOTAL 5 MARKS)
4. Comment on the social relationship between Vera and Becky giving three illustrations from the story. (4 marks)
5. Explain how Awiti’s miscarriage of her first pregnancy came about. (3 marks)
6. Explain the fate of Obura beginning from the time he left home up to the time his death was reported. (5 marks)
7. Prove that Akoko is precocious ( 5 marks)
8. How many times did Akoko go to Kisumu? Explain why he went to Kisumu in each case. (6 marks)
10. Attempt an explanation of what the title of the story refers to. (3 marks)
11. How many children does Awiti give birth to. Provide their names. (8 marks)
12. Nyabera suffers in a number of instances in the story. Identify these instances. ( 5 marks)
13. Male characters in the River and the Source seem to be tragic characters. Prove this using any three characters in the story. (6 marks)
14. Explain Akoko’s reaction when she got fed up with the accusations of the mother in law. (5 marks)
15. What kind of character is Otieno Kembo? (6 marks)
16. prove that Akoko is hardworking. (8 marks)
17. Mark Sigu is a strict disciplinarian. Explain citing at least four illustrations from the story. (10 marks)
18. How did mark sigu help his wife around the house? (2 marks)
19. Explain how different men in the story support their wives in the story. (6 marks)
20. What do you know about Awiti’s education? (10 marks)
21. Explain what happened when Wandia beat Aoro in an anatomy exam by 78 points against 77. (4 marks)
22. State the level of education of Sigu and Elizabeth’s children and what each child becomes after their education. (14 marks)
23. What challenges does Nyabera face as a wife inherited through tero? (6 marks)
24. Describe Mark’s reaction when Awiti blames him for her miscarriage. (5 marks)
25. Describe the incidence where mark sigu becomes unfaithful in marriage. (8 marks)
26. Prove that Akoko loves her husband. (2 marks)
27.Do you think that the writer exalts women against men? Explain with illustrations. (6 marks)
28. The consequences of sin is death. Explain using Becky’s situation. (8 marks)
29. How did Owuor Kembo react when he came back to find that his wife had left for yimbo after a quarrel? (4 marks)
30. Describe three funny instances in the story. (6 marks)
31. How did Aoro’s medical carrier begin. (3 marks)
32. Akoko was always determined to do things differently. Expain using any three instances in the story. (6 marks)
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