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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Wamuhu's mother say to her husband after John leaves?
2. Who is it said that some of the educated boys return to the village with?
3. 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?
4. What does Wamuhu's father say to his wife after John leaves?
5. What does the old woman who asks John how he is call him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where is Wamuhu when John arrives at her hut? How does his mother behave toward John?
2. What does John do as he prepares to leave his hut without telling his parents?
3. Describe John's interaction with the old woman carrying a large load of Kuni he meets on his walk through the village?
4. How does John feel about his village as he walks alone just after leaving his parent's hut?
5. What is Stanley's position on his son spending time with other girls?
6. How does John feel about the men and women he passes in the village as he walks alone to Wamuhu's hut?
7. What does John's mother tell John when he returns to the hut after returning from the tea shop and why does this worry John?
8. What happens at the tea shop John goes to during his walk alone in the village and why?
9. What does Wamuhu's father say after John leaves and his wife seems hopeful that John likes their daughter?
10. In what ways is John said to be different than other educated boys who return to the village?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine how education plays a part in the story's plot.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay describing the imagery used in "Meeting in the Dark." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay examining the structure of the story. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?
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