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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 55 - 58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John's father ask him, which John feels he has told his father many times?
(a) John's father asks him when his journey is.
(b) John's father asks him if he got good grades this term.
(c) John's father asks him if he cleaned his hut.
(d) John's father asks him if he did his homework.

2. What is John's father's name?
(a) Sylvane.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Ned.
(d) Anthony.

3. What does John fear as he sits before his father at the start of the story?
(a) He fears his father knows his secret.
(b) He fears his father is going to tell him he cannot go away to school.
(c) He fears his father lost his job.
(d) He fears his father is going to tell him he is moving out.

4. What words are used to describe the way John's father treats his son, which his wife "was never blind to" (57)?
(a) Unconditional love.
(b) Excessive leniency.
(c) Moral torture.
(d) Tough love.

5. Where is the main character standing as he watches his father walk down the street at the start of the story?
(a) Ih his room at school.
(b) In the doorway of his hut.
(c) At the bus stop.
(d) Against the tree outside his hut.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

4. What does John's father carry in his bag as he walks down the street?

5. Why does John's mother wonder if his father's treatment of him stems from resentment?

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