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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did John's parent live when John was very young?
(a) Mombasa.
(b) Limuru.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Fort Hall.

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) She is just as hard on him.
(c) Women will never understand.
(d) I am too easy on him.

3. What does John's father feel his wife made him do long ago, and hopes his son does not do the same thing?
(a) Get a low-paying job.
(b) Move.
(c) Quit school.
(d) Sin.

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

5. What adjectives are used to describe John's father as he walks down the street at the start of the story?
(a) Large and mean.
(b) Husky and strong.
(c) Frail but energetic.
(d) Elegant and intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John's mother wonder if his father's treatment of him stems from resentment?

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

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

4. What does John's father ask him, which John feels he has told his father many times?

5. What does John's father call his wife?

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