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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 63 - 70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does John say he had come to see Wamuhu that evening?
(a) Because he missed her.
(b) Because they had discussed waiting a week before she told her parents.
(c) He wanted to ask her to marry him.
(d) He wanted to say goodbye before going to school.

2. What did some believe that some of the images in John's dreams might portend?
(a) Good health.
(b) Death.
(c) Family.
(d) Riches.

3. Who does John think might be the most beautiful girl in Limuru?
(a) Wamuhu.
(b) His best friend's sister.
(c) Susana.
(d) Wamuhu's sister.

4. Where is the main character standing as he watches his father walk down the street at the start of the story?
(a) Against the tree outside his hut.
(b) Ih his room at school.
(c) At the bus stop.
(d) In the doorway of his hut.

5. During what war is John's village said to have grown?
(a) The Kikuyu war.
(b) The Mau Mau.
(c) The Makeno war.
(d) The Limuru war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wamuhu ask John during the discussion?

2. What does Wamuhu's mother say to her husband after John leaves?

3. What does John consider doing when he gets home and sees his parent's hut is lit?

4. How does John's mother always refer to him?

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

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