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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 58 - 62 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is John's mother doing quietly when his father asks him to sit down?
(a) Cleaning the dishes.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Washing clothes.
(d) Peeling potatoes.

2. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Kakumi.
(b) Makeno.
(c) Mayuki.
(d) Nakuru.

3. Where does John's father tell him they will go the next day when they first speak at the start of the story?
(a) Church.
(b) The shops.
(c) Schol.
(d) A restaurant.

4. At which point is it said that John's parents stopped being happy?
(a) After John was born.
(b) When John left for college.
(c) When his mother got a job.
(d) When he became a preacher.

5. What does the smoke John sees coming out of the huts as he walks alone indicate?
(a) The evening is unusually cold.
(b) People have lit a fire for light.
(c) Women have returned from the shambas.
(d) People are having Bible study.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John's father's name?

2. What is the old woman who passes John while he walks alone carrying?

3. What do Wamuhu's parents know about John when he arrives at the hut?

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

5. Who is the author of "Meeting in the Dark"?

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