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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which point is it said that John's parents stopped being happy?
(a) When he became a preacher.
(b) When John left for college.
(c) After John was born.
(d) When his mother got a job.

2. What religion did the family convert to when John was young?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Judaism.

3. What does John's father feel his wife made him do long ago, and hopes his son does not do the same thing?
(a) Get a low-paying job.
(b) Move.
(c) Quit school.
(d) Sin.

4. What word does John's mother use to describe how he treats his son?
(a) Antagonize.
(b) Threaten.
(c) Admonish.
(d) Persecute.

5. What is the main character's name?
(a) Steven.
(b) John.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where does John's father tell him they will go the next day when they first speak at the start of the story?

3. How does John's mother always refer 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. What is John's mother's name?

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