In the Kikuyu Culture in Kenya, Boys Show the First

question 224

Multiple Choice

In the Kikuyu culture in Kenya, boys show the first physical changes of puberty __________ their female peers, which is __________ the Western pattern.

• A)after; similar to
• B)before; similar to
• C)after; a reversal of
• D)before; a reversal of

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