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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 does John find at the hut he goes to after dinner?
(a) The old woman.
(b) Wamuhu's parents.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His old teacher.

2. Where is the main character standing as he watches his father walk down the street at the start of the story?
(a) Ih his room at school.
(b) In the doorway of his hut.
(c) At the bus stop.
(d) Against the tree outside his hut.

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

4. Why do so many at the tea shop know that John is soon heading for school in Uganda?
(a) His mother had told everyone.
(b) HIs father told everyone at church.
(c) It was in the Swahili newspaper.
(d) He told everyone when he arrived at the tea shop.

5. What is John's mother's name?
(a) Annie.
(b) Mary.
(c) Susana.
(d) Lilith.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John respond when Wamuhu's mother asks him to sit and wait for Wamuhu?

2. Who does John nearly collide with upon leaving Wamuhu's hut?

3. What does John do before leaving his hut in hopes his father will not know he left?

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

5. How does John's mother always refer to him?

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