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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 does John do before leaving his hut in hopes his father will not know he left?
(a) He tells his father not to go to his hut because he will be studying.
(b) He lights his lantern.
(c) He locks the door so nobody can come in.
(d) He tells his parents he is going to bed.

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

3. What does John's father hope to protect his son from?
(a) Not getting a good education.
(b) Disease.
(c) Danger.
(d) Evil influences.

4. How does John respond when Wamuhu's mother asks him to sit and wait for Wamuhu?
(a) He thanks her profusely and shakes her hands.
(b) He bows his head, says thank you and sits.
(c) He asks if he can make them the tea.
(d) He mutters something and hurries out the hut.

5. What does John's father ask him, which John feels he has told his father many times?
(a) John's father asks him if he did his homework.
(b) John's father asks him if he cleaned his hut.
(c) John's father asks him if he got good grades this term.
(d) John's father asks him when his journey is.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John tell the old woman he is going for school the following week?

2. What is John's mother's name?

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

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

5. What does the old woman who asks John how he is call him?

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