A Meeting in the Dark Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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A Meeting in the Dark Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Thiong'o Achibe.
(b) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
(c) John Thiong'o.
(d) Ngũgĩ Thomas.

2. Who does John want to see at the hut he goes to after dinner?
(a) His old teacher.
(b) Wamuhu.
(c) The old woman.
(d) His best friend.

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

4. How does John feel about the way his father often looks at him?
(a) He feels he looks at him like he is a sinner.
(b) He feels he looks at him with pity.
(c) He feels he looks at him with great respect.
(d) He feels he looks at him likehe is a child.

5. Who is it said that some of the educated boys return to the village with?
(a) Their teachers.
(b) White or Negro wives who spoke English.
(c) Family members who live near the school.
(d) Friends from school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John envy the young men and women he passes on the street at night?

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

3. Why do so many at the tea shop know that John is soon heading for school in Uganda?

4. What is John's mother doing quietly when his father asks him to sit down?

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

(see the answer key)

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