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

2. What words are used to describe the way John's father treats his son, which his wife "was never blind to" (57)?
(a) Tough love.
(b) Moral torture.
(c) Excessive leniency.
(d) Unconditional love.

3. At which point is it said that John's parents stopped being happy?
(a) When he became a preacher.
(b) After John was born.
(c) When John left for college.
(d) When his mother got a job.

4. What is John's mother doing quietly when his father asks him to sit down?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Washing clothes.
(c) Cleaning the dishes.
(d) Peeling potatoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does John's father do after his wife shouts at him in a tone she has never used before?

4. What does John's father hope to protect his son from?

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

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