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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does John's mother wonder if his father's treatment of him stems from resentment?
(a) Because he had wanted a daughter.
(b) Because John like his mother better.
(c) Because he never wanted a child.
(d) Because John was born out of sin.

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

3. How does John feel about the way his father often looks at him?
(a) He feels he looks at him likehe is a child.
(b) He feels he looks at him like he is a sinner.
(c) He feels he looks at him with pity.
(d) He feels he looks at him with great respect.

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

5. What is John's mother doing quietly when his father asks him to sit down?
(a) Washing clothes.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Peeling potatoes.
(d) Cleaning the dishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. At which point is it said that John's parents stopped being happy?

2. What does John's father feel his wife made him do long ago, and hopes his son does not do the same thing?

3. What is John's father's name?

4. What is John's father's occupation?

5. What does John's father do after his wife shouts at him in a tone she has never used before?

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