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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 is it said that some of the educated boys return to the village with?
(a) Friends from school.
(b) Family members who live near the school.
(c) Their teachers.
(d) White or Negro wives who spoke English.

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

3. Why does John envy the young men and women he passes on the street at night?
(a) They have good jobs.
(b) He feels they are not judged as harshly as educated men are.
(c) They have completed school.
(d) They have more money than he does.

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

5. What does John want to yell at his village as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Damn this place!
(b) I cannot leave you, my home!
(c) I love you forever!
(d) I hate you! You trapped me alive!

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does John fear as he sits before his father at the start of the story?

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

4. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

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

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