A Meeting in the Dark Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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A Meeting in the Dark Quiz | One Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 68 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 63 - 70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does John envy the young men and women he passes on the street at night?
(a) They have completed school.
(b) He feels they are not judged as harshly as educated men are.
(c) They have more money than he does.
(d) They have good jobs.

2. What does John call the old woman who passes him and asks how he is doing?
(a) Sister.
(b) Mother.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Auntie.

3. What did John's father feel about those he knew who had not been saved?
(a) With time they will be saved.
(b) They were destined for hell.
(c) They needed church more than anyone.
(d) They were still worthy of love.

4. What is the village John lives referred to as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Shanty towns.
(b) Mushroom towns.
(c) Sprawling towns.
(d) Lonely towns.

5. Who is the author of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) John Thiong'o.
(b) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
(c) Thiong'o Achibe.
(d) Ngũgĩ Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

2. What does Wamuhu's mother tell John Wamuhu will do when she gets back to the hut if he waits?

3. As Wamuhu walks away, what does John feel she might be doing to him?

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

5. Who does John find at the hut he goes to after dinner?

(see the answer key)

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