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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 63 - 70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what ways is it said that "many young men tried to serve two masters" (67)?
(a) They brought their girlfriends to church.
(b) They went to church by day and met with girlfriends at night.
(c) They got married to girls who had converted.
(d) They went to church on the weekend and studied during the week.

2. Why does John's mother wonder if his father's treatment of him stems from resentment?
(a) Because he never wanted a child.
(b) Because he had wanted a daughter.
(c) Because John like his mother better.
(d) Because John was born out of sin.

3. What would Stanley do to anyone in the church who broke his strict moral rules?
(a) He would sit and talk with them.
(b) He would excommunicate them.
(c) He would scold them in front of the entire parish.
(d) He would pray with them.

4. What does John's father tell him he does not want him to hear of before dismissing John from their conversation at the start of the story?
(a) He does not want to hear John is disobeying his mother.
(b) He does not want to hear that John is not doing well in school.
(c) He does not want to hear of any trouble.
(d) He does not want to hear that John has a girlfriend.

5. What does the smoke John sees coming out of the huts as he walks alone indicate?
(a) People are having Bible study.
(b) The evening is unusually cold.
(c) People have lit a fire for light.
(d) Women have returned from the shambas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John offer Wamuhu money to do?

2. Where does John go the evening after he and his father had gone shopping?

3. How does John respond when Wamuhu's mother asks him to sit and wait for Wamuhu?

4. Where is the main character standing as he watches his father walk down the street at the start of the story?

5. What does Stanley ask John just as they are almost done with their shopping?

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