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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 is the old woman who passes John while he walks alone carrying?
2. Where does John tell the old woman he is going for school the following week?
3. How are some of the educated boys who return to the village said to act?
4. Why do so many at the tea shop know that John is soon heading for school in Uganda?
5. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways is John said to be different than other educated boys who return to the village?
2. What happens at the tea shop John goes to during his walk alone in the village and why?
3. What does John do as he prepares to leave his hut without telling his parents?
4. Describe John's interaction with the old woman carrying a large load of Kuni he meets on his walk through the village?
5. What is Stanley's position on his son spending time with other girls?
6. Where is Wamuhu when John arrives at her hut? How does his mother behave toward John?
7. How does John feel about his village as he walks alone just after leaving his parent's hut?
8. How does John feel about the men and women he passes in the village as he walks alone to Wamuhu's hut?
9. 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?
10. What does Wamuhu's father say after John leaves and his wife seems hopeful that John likes their daughter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a detailed analysis of tone in Thiong'o's "Meeting in the Dark." Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.
Essay Topic 2
Examine the way the author uses minor characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?
Essay Topic 3
Examine how education plays a part in the story's plot.
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