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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 58 - 62 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is John's mother doing quietly when his father asks him to sit down?
(a) Peeling potatoes.
(b) Washing clothes.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Cleaning the dishes.

3. What is everyone said to know about John's nature?
(a) He is shy.
(b) He is moody.
(c) He is gregarious.
(d) He is polite.

4. Why do so many at the tea shop know that John is soon heading for school in Uganda?
(a) It was in the Swahili newspaper.
(b) HIs father told everyone at church.
(c) His mother had told everyone.
(d) He told everyone when he arrived at the tea shop.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wamuhu's mother say to her husband after John leaves?

2. What words are used to describe the way John's father treats his son, which his wife "was never blind to" (57)?

3. What is John's father's name?

4. Where does John tell the old woman he is going for school the following week?

5. At which point is it said that John's parents stopped being happy?

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