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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 did John's father tell his mother to talk to John about instead of telling him the stories she had always told him?
(a) How Jesus had died for them.
(b) How to be a good man.
(c) How to avoid trouble in the village.
(d) The importance of a good education.

2. What is everyone said to know about John's nature?
(a) He is gregarious.
(b) He is polite.
(c) He is shy.
(d) He is moody.

3. How are some of the educated boys who return to the village said to act?
(a) With piety.
(b) Like Europeans.
(c) Like nothing has changed.
(d) With humility.

4. Why is John sure his father and the church would never let him marry Wamuhu?
(a) Because she is not Christian.
(b) Because her family is poor.
(c) Because she is not a virgin.
(d) Because she is circumcised.

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. Where does John tell the old woman he is going for school the following week?

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

3. What does John's father feel his wife made him do long ago, and hopes his son does not do the same thing?

4. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

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

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