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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 does John's father do after his wife shouts at him in a tone she has never used before?
(a) He yells back.
(b) He storms out of the hut.
(c) He reads his Bible.
(d) He smacks her.

2. When does Wamuhu tell John she plans to tell her parents that she is pregnant?
(a) Next month.
(b) The next day.
(c) That evening.
(d) In a couple more weeks.

3. As Wamuhu walks away, what does John feel she might be doing to him?
(a) Using him.
(b) Toying with his heart.
(c) Blackmailing him.
(d) Lying to him.

4. What feeling does John have as he and Wamuhu walk after they first see each other?
(a) Joy.
(b) Hate.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Shame.

5. What does John fear the government might do if he has a child with Wamuhu?
(a) Bar him from returning to school.
(b) Withdraw his scholarship.
(c) Banish him from the village.
(d) Have him imprisoned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John offer Wamuhu money to do?

2. 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?

3. What does John want to yell at his village as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

4. What is Wamuhu's mother "preoccupied" (62) with when her husband asks her why she thinks John came?

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

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