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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How are some of the educated boys who return to the village said to act?
(a) Like nothing has changed.
(b) With humility.
(c) With piety.
(d) Like Europeans.

3. What does John call the old woman who passes him and asks how he is doing?
(a) Auntie.
(b) Mother.
(c) Sister.
(d) Grandmother.

4. How does John's mother always refer to him?
(a) Little one.
(b) John John.
(c) The boy.
(d) Little John.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

2. Where is the main character standing as he watches his father walk down the street at the start of the story?

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

4. What does John fear as he sits before his father at the start of the story?

5. What does John worry will happen if the people of his village find out his secret?

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