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

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

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

4. What does John's father carry in his bag as he walks down the street?
(a) School books.
(b) A Bible.
(c) His change purse.
(d) His shoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At which point is it said that John's parents stopped being happy?

2. 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?

3. What does John's father think as he pauses before responding after his wife asks him why he treats John the way he does?

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

5. Where is the main character standing as he watches his father walk down the street at the start of the story?

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