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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 do Wamuhu's parents know about John when he arrives at the hut?

2. What is the village John lives referred to as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

3. What does Wamuhu's father say to his wife after John leaves?

4. What does John want to yell at his village as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Where is Wamuhu when John arrives at her hut? How does his mother behave toward John?

3. Describe John's interaction with the old woman carrying a large load of Kuni he meets on his walk through the village?

4. What happens at the tea shop John goes to during his walk alone in the village and why?

5. What does John do as he prepares to leave his hut without telling his parents?

6. What is Stanley's position on his son spending time with other girls?

7. What does Wamuhu's father say after John leaves and his wife seems hopeful that John likes their daughter?

8. How does John feel about the men and women he passes in the village as he walks alone to Wamuhu's hut?

9. How does John feel about his village as he walks alone just after leaving his parent's hut?

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

Pick a character from the story and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the story's themes?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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