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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At which point is it said that John's parents stopped being happy?
(a) When John left for college.
(b) When he became a preacher.
(c) When his mother got a job.
(d) After John was born.

4. Where did John's parent live when John was very young?
(a) Limuru.
(b) Fort Hall.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Mombasa.

5. What does John's father tell him he does not want him to hear of before dismissing John from their conversation at the start of the story?
(a) He does not want to hear that John has a girlfriend.
(b) He does not want to hear John is disobeying his mother.
(c) He does not want to hear of any trouble.
(d) He does not want to hear that John is not doing well in school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is it said that some of the educated boys return to the village with?

2. Why do so many at the tea shop know that John is soon heading for school in Uganda?

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

4. What is something that "the white man's religion" (62) does not allow?

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

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