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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) Makerere.
(b) Kikuma.
(c) Makeno.
(d) Limuru.

2. Why do so many at the tea shop know that John is soon heading for school in Uganda?
(a) His mother had told everyone.
(b) HIs father told everyone at church.
(c) He told everyone when he arrived at the tea shop.
(d) It was in the Swahili newspaper.

3. What does Wamuhu ask John during the discussion?
(a) If he will be a good father.
(b) If he still wants to marry her.
(c) If he can afford a child.
(d) If he will forgo college to start a family.

4. What does John worry will happen if the people of his village find out his secret?
(a) He will be banished.
(b) They will blame his parents.
(c) They will no longer hold him in high esteem.
(d) They will ban him from going to church.

5. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Kakumi.
(b) Makeno.
(c) Nakuru.
(d) Mayuki.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does John consider doing when he gets home and sees his parent's hut is lit?

3. What does John fear the government might do if he has a child with Wamuhu?

4. Why does John envy the young men and women he passes on the street at night?

5. What is John's mother's name?

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