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

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

3. 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) At the bus stop.
(c) Against the tree outside his hut.
(d) Ih his room at school.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What word does John's mother use to describe how he treats his son?

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