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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does John's father tell him they will go the next day when they first speak at the start of the story?
(a) Church.
(b) The shops.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) Schol.

2. What is John's mother's name?
(a) Mary.
(b) Lilith.
(c) Annie.
(d) Susana.

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

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

5. What does John's father hope to protect his son from?
(a) Disease.
(b) Danger.
(c) Not getting a good education.
(d) Evil influences.

Short Answer Questions

1. At which point is it said that John's parents stopped being happy?

2. What does John's father do after his wife shouts at him in a tone she has never used before?

3. Who is the author of "Meeting in the Dark"?

4. What does John's father ask him, which John feels he has told his father many times?

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

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