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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 is John's mother's name?
(a) Susana.
(b) Mary.
(c) Lilith.
(d) Annie.

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

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

4. What does John fear as he sits before his father at the start of the story?
(a) He fears his father knows his secret.
(b) He fears his father is going to tell him he is moving out.
(c) He fears his father is going to tell him he cannot go away to school.
(d) He fears his father lost his job.

5. 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 to be a good man.
(b) The importance of a good education.
(c) How Jesus had died for them.
(d) How to avoid trouble in the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John's mother always refer to him?

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?

3. What is the main character's name?

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

5. Why does John's mother wonder if his father's treatment of him stems from resentment?

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