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

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

3. How does John's mother always refer to him?
(a) Little John.
(b) John John.
(c) The boy.
(d) Little one.

4. What adjectives are used to describe John's father as he walks down the street at the start of the story?
(a) Elegant and intelligent.
(b) Husky and strong.
(c) Frail but energetic.
(d) Large and mean.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does John's father think as he pauses before responding after his wife asks him why he treats John the way he does?

3. What is everyone said to know about John's nature?

4. What did John's father tell his mother to talk to John about instead of telling him the stories she had always told him?

5. What does Wamuhu's mother say to her husband after John leaves?

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