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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 lost his job.
(b) He fears his father is going to tell him he cannot go away to school.
(c) He fears his father is going to tell him he is moving out.
(d) He fears his father knows his secret.

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

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?
(a) Women will never understand.
(b) She is just as hard on him.
(c) I am too easy on him.
(d) She has a point.

4. How does John's mother always refer to him?
(a) The boy.
(b) John John.
(c) Little one.
(d) Little John.

5. What does John's father feel his wife made him do long ago, and hopes his son does not do the same thing?
(a) Sin.
(b) Get a low-paying job.
(c) Move.
(d) Quit school.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. How much time does John say he has before going away to school at the start of the story?

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

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