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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 everyone said to know about John's nature?
(a) He is shy.
(b) He is polite.
(c) He is gregarious.
(d) He is moody.

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

3. What word does John "notice with bitterness" (61) he did not use when speaking to Wamuhu's mother?
(a) Ma'am.
(b) Mother.
(c) Sister.
(d) Auntie.

4. What words are used to describe the way John's father treats his son, which his wife "was never blind to" (57)?
(a) Unconditional love.
(b) Tough love.
(c) Moral torture.
(d) Excessive leniency.

5. What is John's father's occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion did the family convert to when John was young?

2. What does John's father feel his wife made him do long ago, and hopes his son does not do the same thing?

3. What does Wamuhu's father say people who left the village to learn the white man's religion brought back to the village when they returned?

4. How are some of the educated boys who return to the village said to act?

5. What word does John's mother use to describe how he treats his son?

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