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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) Against the tree outside his hut.
(c) At the bus stop.
(d) In the doorway of his hut.

3. What does John do before leaving his hut in hopes his father will not know he left?
(a) He lights his lantern.
(b) He locks the door so nobody can come in.
(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.

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) It was in the Swahili newspaper.
(c) HIs father told everyone at church.
(d) He told everyone when he arrived at the tea shop.

5. What does Wamuhu's mother say to her husband after John leaves?
(a) She feels Wamuhu is far too good for John.
(b) She had been worried something was going on between John and Wamuhu.
(c) She worries Wamuhu will break John's heart because she does not like him.
(d) She had suspected John liked Wamuhu and that he has a good reputation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does John want to see at the hut he goes to after dinner?

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

4. How does John feel about the way his father often looks at him?

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

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