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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 is the main character standing as he watches his father walk down the street at the start of the story?
(a) In the doorway of his hut.
(b) Ih his room at school.
(c) Against the tree outside his hut.
(d) At the bus stop.

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

3. How does John feel about the way his father often looks at him?
(a) He feels he looks at him with pity.
(b) He feels he looks at him with great respect.
(c) He feels he looks at him like he is a sinner.
(d) He feels he looks at him likehe is a child.

4. What words are used to describe the way John's father treats his son, which his wife "was never blind to" (57)?
(a) Moral torture.
(b) Excessive leniency.
(c) Unconditional love.
(d) Tough love.

5. Why does John's mother wonder if his father's treatment of him stems from resentment?
(a) Because John like his mother better.
(b) Because John was born out of sin.
(c) Because he never wanted a child.
(d) Because he had wanted a daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John fear as he sits before his father at the start of the story?

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

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

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

5. What religion did the family convert to when John was young?

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