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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 58 - 62 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the old woman who passes John while he walks alone carrying?
(a) Laundry.
(b) Cassava.
(c) Water.
(d) Kuni.

2. Where did John's parent live when John was very young?
(a) Fort Hall.
(b) Mombasa.
(c) Limuru.
(d) Nairobi.

3. What does John's father carry in his bag as he walks down the street?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His change purse.
(c) A Bible.
(d) School books.

4. What does John's father hope to protect his son from?
(a) Disease.
(b) Not getting a good education.
(c) Danger.
(d) Evil influences.

5. What does Wamuhu's father cite as the thing that broke their tribe apart?
(a) Many moved away.
(b) The white man's religion.
(c) Internal conflict between families.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wamuhu's father say people who left the village to learn the white man's religion brought back to the village when they returned?

2. What does John's father call his wife?

3. What does John call the old woman who passes him and asks how he is doing?

4. What word does John's mother use to describe how he treats his son?

5. What adjectives are used to describe John's father as he walks down the street at the start of the story?

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