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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 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 lost his job.
(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.

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

3. How does John feel about the way his father often looks at him?
(a) He feels he looks at him with great respect.
(b) He feels he looks at him with pity.
(c) He feels he looks at him likehe is a child.
(d) He feels he looks at him like he is a sinner.

4. What is John's father's name?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Sylvane.
(c) Ned.
(d) Stanley.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does John's father carry in his bag as he walks down the street?

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

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

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