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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is John's feeling toward his father?
(a) Anger.
(b) Fear.
(c) Admiration.
(d) Warmth.

3. What does Wamuhu's father say to his wife after John leaves?
(a) He does not think an educated man like John would be interested in their daughter.
(b) He would be proud to call John his son.
(c) There is not way he would let Wamuhu marry such a scoundrel.
(d) He reminds his wife that their daughter has been circumcised.

4. 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?
(a) White wives or Black wives who spoke English.
(b) Bibles.
(c) Adopted children.
(d) Alcohol.

5. 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 that John has a girlfriend.
(b) He does not want to hear that John is not doing well in school.
(c) He does not want to hear John is disobeying his mother.
(d) He does not want to hear of any trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the old woman who passes John while he walks alone carrying?

2. Who is the author of "Meeting in the Dark"?

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

4. How are some of the educated boys who return to the village said to act?

5. What does John do before leaving his hut in hopes his father will not know he left?

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