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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 father's occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Preacher.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Farmer.

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

3. Why does John's father ask him what he has done after asking him to sit at the start of the story?
(a) John had told his father they needed to talk.
(b) John's mother told him he had gotten into trouble.
(c) John's father heard a rumor about him in town.
(d) John will not look at him.

4. 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?
(a) He does not want to hear that John is not doing well in school.
(b) He does not want to hear that John has a girlfriend.
(c) He does not want to hear of any trouble.
(d) He does not want to hear John is disobeying his mother.

5. What is the main character's name?
(a) Paul.
(b) Steven.
(c) John.
(d) Joseph.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is John's mother doing quietly when his father asks him to sit down?

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

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

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