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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 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 of any trouble.
(b) He does not want to hear John is disobeying his mother.
(c) He does not want to hear that John has a girlfriend.
(d) He does not want to hear that John is not doing well in school.

2. What is something that "the white man's religion" (62) does not allow?
(a) People to marry if they are not in love.
(b) Men to marry circumcised women.
(c) People from different tribes to marry.
(d) Father's to choose their daughter's husbands.

3. 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.

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

5. What is John's father's name?
(a) Sylvane.
(b) Ned.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Anthony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John envy the young men and women he passes on the street at night?

2. How does John feel the village looks as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

3. How are some of the educated boys who return to the village said to act?

4. What is John's mother's name?

5. What is the old woman who passes John while he walks alone carrying?

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