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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 the main character's name?
(a) Paul.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Steven.
(d) John.

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

3. What does John's father feel his wife made him do long ago, and hopes his son does not do the same thing?
(a) Move.
(b) Get a low-paying job.
(c) Sin.
(d) Quit school.

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

5. 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?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Bibles.
(c) Adopted children.
(d) White wives or Black wives who spoke English.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What words are used to describe the way John's father treats his son, which his wife "was never blind to" (57)?

3. Where is the main character standing as he watches his father walk down the street at the start of the story?

4. What does John's father tell him he does not want him to hear of before dismissing John from their conversation at the start of the story?

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

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