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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 is John's mother's name?
(a) Susana.
(b) Lilith.
(c) Mary.
(d) Annie.

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

3. Why does John's father ask him what he has done after asking him to sit at the start of the story?
(a) John's mother told him he had gotten into trouble.
(b) John will not look at him.
(c) John's father heard a rumor about him in town.
(d) John had told his father they needed to talk.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does John's father think as he pauses before responding after his wife asks him why he treats John the way he does?

4. What religion did the family convert to when John was young?

5. How much time does John say he has before going away to school at the start of the story?

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