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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 63 - 70.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does John consider doing when he gets home and sees his parent's hut is lit?
(a) Packing his things and leaving quietly.
(b) Joining them for evening prayer.
(c) Telling them about Wamuhu.
(d) Seeing if there is anything to eat.

3. Why do so many at the tea shop know that John is soon heading for school in Uganda?
(a) HIs father told everyone at church.
(b) His mother had told everyone.
(c) He told everyone when he arrived at the tea shop.
(d) It was in the Swahili newspaper.

4. 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 he never wanted a child.
(c) Because John was born out of sin.
(d) Because John like his mother better.

5. What does John worry will happen if the people of his village find out his secret?
(a) He will be banished.
(b) They will ban him from going to church.
(c) They will blame his parents.
(d) They will no longer hold him in high esteem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Stanley do to anyone in the church who broke his strict moral rules?

2. What is the main character's name?

3. What feeling does John have as he and Wamuhu walk after they first see each other?

4. Who does John find at the hut he goes to after dinner?

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

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