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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) Annie.
(b) Lilith.
(c) Mary.
(d) Susana.

2. What does John's father think as he pauses before responding after his wife asks him why he treats John the way he does?
(a) She has a point.
(b) Women will never understand.
(c) She is just as hard on him.
(d) I am too easy on him.

3. What is John's father's occupation?
(a) Preacher.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Farmer.

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

5. What does John's father call his wife?
(a) Susie-dear.
(b) Love.
(c) Susana.
(d) Sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John's father ask him what he has done after asking him to sit at the start of the story?

2. What words are used to describe the way John's father treats his son, which his wife "was never blind to" (57)?

3. What word does John's mother use to describe how he treats his son?

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

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

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