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

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

3. How are some of the educated boys who return to the village said to act?
(a) With piety.
(b) Like nothing has changed.
(c) Like Europeans.
(d) With humility.

4. What does John worry will happen if the people of his village find out his secret?
(a) He will be banished.
(b) They will ban him from going to church.
(c) They will no longer hold him in high esteem.
(d) They will blame his parents.

5. Who does John nearly collide with upon leaving Wamuhu's hut?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) The old woman.
(d) Wamuhu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the smoke John sees coming out of the huts as he walks alone indicate?

2. What does John call the old woman who passes him and asks how he is doing?

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

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

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

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