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

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

3. What does John's father do after his wife shouts at him in a tone she has never used before?
(a) He smacks her.
(b) He storms out of the hut.
(c) He reads his Bible.
(d) He yells back.

4. What does the smoke John sees coming out of the huts as he walks alone indicate?
(a) People have lit a fire for light.
(b) People are having Bible study.
(c) The evening is unusually cold.
(d) Women have returned from the shambas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does John "notice with bitterness" (61) he did not use when speaking to Wamuhu's mother?

2. What does John's father hope to protect his son from?

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

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

5. What is everyone said to know about John's nature?

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