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

2. What do Wamuhu's parents know about John when he arrives at the hut?
(a) He is the educated one from the village.
(b) He has been seeing their daughter.
(c) He is Susana's son.
(d) He walked very far to get there.

3. What is John's feeling toward his father?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) Warmth.

4. How are some of the educated boys who return to the village said to act?
(a) With piety.
(b) With humility.
(c) Like Europeans.
(d) Like nothing has changed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During what war is John's village said to have grown?

2. Why does John's father ask him what he has done after asking him to sit at the start of the story?

3. What does Wamuhu's father say to his wife after John leaves?

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

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

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