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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 does John's father feel his wife made him do long ago, and hopes his son does not do the same thing?
(a) Sin.
(b) Move.
(c) Quit school.
(d) Get a low-paying job.

2. What does John's father think as he pauses before responding after his wife asks him why he treats John the way he does?
(a) Women will never understand.
(b) She has a point.
(c) I am too easy on him.
(d) She is just as hard on him.

3. What word does John's mother use to describe how he treats his son?
(a) Antagonize.
(b) Admonish.
(c) Threaten.
(d) Persecute.

4. How much time does John say he has before going away to school at the start of the story?
(a) 6 months.
(b) One week.
(c) 8 weeks.
(d) One month.

5. What does John's father tell him he does not want him to hear of before dismissing John from their conversation at the start of the story?
(a) He does not want to hear that John has a girlfriend.
(b) He does not want to hear John is disobeying his mother.
(c) He does not want to hear that John is not doing well in school.
(d) He does not want to hear of any trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John's parent live when John was very young?

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

3. What does John's father call his wife?

4. What is John's father's name?

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

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