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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 adjectives are used to describe John's father as he walks down the street at the start of the story?
(a) Husky and strong.
(b) Frail but energetic.
(c) Large and mean.
(d) Elegant and intelligent.

2. Who does John want to see at the hut he goes to after dinner?
(a) The old woman.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His old teacher.
(d) Wamuhu.

3. What does John call the old woman who passes him and asks how he is doing?
(a) Mother.
(b) Auntie.
(c) Sister.
(d) Grandmother.

4. What is John's feeling toward his father?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Warmth.

5. What does John's father do after his wife shouts at him in a tone she has never used before?
(a) He smacks her.
(b) He yells back.
(c) He reads his Bible.
(d) He storms out of the hut.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Wamuhu's mother say to her husband after John leaves?

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

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

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