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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 Wamuhu's father say to his wife after John leaves?
(a) He reminds his wife that their daughter has been circumcised.
(b) He does not think an educated man like John would be interested in their daughter.
(c) He would be proud to call John his son.
(d) There is not way he would let Wamuhu marry such a scoundrel.

2. What is the village John lives referred to as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Lonely towns.
(b) Shanty towns.
(c) Sprawling towns.
(d) Mushroom towns.

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

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

5. What does Wamuhu's mother tell John Wamuhu will do when she gets back to the hut if he waits?
(a) Make him dinner.
(b) Go for a walk with him.
(c) Make him tea.
(d) Read the Bible with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does John nearly collide with upon leaving Wamuhu's hut?

2. What does John's father carry in his bag as he walks down the street?

3. What does John's father hope to protect his son from?

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

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?

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