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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 hope to protect his son from?
(a) Evil influences.
(b) Disease.
(c) Danger.
(d) Not getting a good education.

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

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

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

5. 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) She is just as hard on him.
(d) I am too easy on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John's father ask him what he has done after asking him to sit at the start of the story?

2. What does John's father ask him, which John feels he has told his father many times?

3. What is John's feeling toward his father?

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

5. What is John's father's occupation?

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