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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 the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Mayuki.
(b) Makeno.
(c) Nakuru.
(d) Kakumi.

2. What does John's father call his wife?
(a) Susana.
(b) Susie-dear.
(c) Love.
(d) Sister.

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

5. How does John feel the village looks as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Holy.
(c) Pitiful.
(d) Majestic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John fear as he sits before his father at the start of the story?

2. What is the village John lives referred to as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

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

4. Why does John's father ask him what he has done after asking him to sit at the start of the story?

5. Where is the main character standing as he watches his father walk down the street at the start of the story?

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