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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which point is it said that John's parents stopped being happy?
(a) When he became a preacher.
(b) When John left for college.
(c) When his mother got a job.
(d) After John was born.

2. How does John's mother always refer to him?
(a) Little John.
(b) The boy.
(c) Little one.
(d) John John.

3. What is John's mother's name?
(a) Lilith.
(b) Susana.
(c) Annie.
(d) Mary.

4. What does John's father think as he pauses before responding after his wife asks him why he treats John the way he does?
(a) She is just as hard on him.
(b) I am too easy on him.
(c) Women will never understand.
(d) She has a point.

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

6. Where does John's father tell him they will go the next day when they first speak at the start of the story?
(a) Schol.
(b) The shops.
(c) Church.
(d) A restaurant.

7. How much time does John say he has before going away to school at the start of the story?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

8. What does John fear as he sits before his father at the start of the story?
(a) He fears his father knows his secret.
(b) He fears his father is going to tell him he is moving out.
(c) He fears his father is going to tell him he cannot go away to school.
(d) He fears his father lost his job.

9. What religion did the family convert to when John was young?
(a) Islam.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Buddhism.

10. What is John's father's name?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Ned.
(c) Sylvane.
(d) Stanley.

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

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

13. 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?
(a) He does not want to hear of any trouble.
(b) He does not want to hear John is disobeying his mother.
(c) He does not want to hear that John is not doing well in school.
(d) He does not want to hear that John has a girlfriend.

14. What word does John's mother use to describe how he treats his son?
(a) Threaten.
(b) Admonish.
(c) Persecute.
(d) Antagonize.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John's father feel his wife made him do long ago, and hopes his son does not do the same thing?

2. Why does John's mother wonder if his father's treatment of him stems from resentment?

3. Where did John's parent live when John was very young?

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

5. What does John's father do after his wife shouts at him in a tone she has never used before?

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