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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 does John's father feel his wife made him do long ago, and hopes his son does not do the same thing?
(a) Quit school.
(b) Move.
(c) Sin.
(d) Get a low-paying job.

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

3. Why does John's mother wonder if his father's treatment of him stems from resentment?
(a) Because John like his mother better.
(b) Because he never wanted a child.
(c) Because John was born out of sin.
(d) Because he had wanted a daughter.

4. During what war is John's village said to have grown?
(a) The Mau Mau.
(b) The Kikuyu war.
(c) The Limuru war.
(d) The Makeno war.

5. What does John fear as he sits before his father at the start of the story?
(a) He fears his father knows his secret.
(b) He fears his father is going to tell him he is moving out.
(c) He fears his father is going to tell him he cannot go away to school.
(d) He fears his father lost his job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Meeting in the Dark"?

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

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

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

5. What word does John's mother use to describe how he treats his son?

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