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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 55 - 58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John's father ask him, which John feels he has told his father many times?
(a) John's father asks him if he cleaned his hut.
(b) John's father asks him if he did his homework.
(c) John's father asks him if he got good grades this term.
(d) John's father asks him when his journey is.

2. What does John's father carry in his bag as he walks down the street?
(a) His shoes.
(b) School books.
(c) A Bible.
(d) His change purse.

3. Who is the author of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Ngũgĩ Thomas.
(b) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
(c) John Thiong'o.
(d) Thiong'o Achibe.

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

5. What is the main character's name?
(a) Steven.
(b) Paul.
(c) John.
(d) Joseph.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does John's father call his wife?

5. Where did John's parent live when John was very young?

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