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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How far along does Wamuhu tell John she is after he asks her on their walk?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 9 months.

3. What does the smoke John sees coming out of the huts as he walks alone indicate?
(a) The evening is unusually cold.
(b) People are having Bible study.
(c) People have lit a fire for light.
(d) Women have returned from the shambas.

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) Women will never understand.
(b) I am too easy on him.
(c) She has a point.
(d) She is just as hard on him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

2. How does John feel the village looks as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

3. What is the first thing John asks Wamuhu while they are walking?

4. What does the old woman who asks John how he is call him?

5. During what war is John's village said to have grown?

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