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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does John tell the old woman he is going for school the following week?
(a) Limuru.
(b) Makerere.
(c) Kikuma.
(d) Makeno.

2. What is the village John lives referred to as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Mushroom towns.
(b) Sprawling towns.
(c) Shanty towns.
(d) Lonely towns.

3. What did John's father feel about those he knew who had not been saved?
(a) They were still worthy of love.
(b) They needed church more than anyone.
(c) With time they will be saved.
(d) They were destined for hell.

4. What adjectives are used to describe John's father as he walks down the street at the start of the story?
(a) Husky and strong.
(b) Large and mean.
(c) Frail but energetic.
(d) Elegant and intelligent.

5. How does John's mother always refer to him?
(a) Little John.
(b) Little one.
(c) The boy.
(d) John John.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John feel the village looks as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

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

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

4. How does John feel about the way his father often looks at him?

5. Where does John's father tell him they will go the next day when they first speak at the start of the story?

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