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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 63 - 70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is John's father's name?
(a) Sylvane.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Anthony.
(d) Ned.

2. What religion did the family convert to when John was young?
(a) Islam.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Judaism.

3. Where did John's parent live when John was very young?
(a) Mombasa.
(b) Fort Hall.
(c) Limuru.
(d) Nairobi.

4. In what ways is it said that "many young men tried to serve two masters" (67)?
(a) They went to church on the weekend and studied during the week.
(b) They got married to girls who had converted.
(c) They brought their girlfriends to church.
(d) They went to church by day and met with girlfriends at night.

5. How does John feel the village looks as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Holy.
(b) Pitiful.
(c) Majestic.
(d) Ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are some of the educated boys who return to the village said to act?

2. What is something that "the white man's religion" (62) does not allow?

3. What does Wamuhu tell John her mother recently asked her which makes her think she knows she is pregnant?

4. What does John call the old woman who passes him and asks how he is doing?

5. What do Wamuhu's parents know about John when he arrives at the hut?

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