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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 call his wife?
(a) Love.
(b) Susie-dear.
(c) Sister.
(d) Susana.

2. Where does John's father tell him they will go the next day when they first speak at the start of the story?
(a) Church.
(b) The shops.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) Schol.

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

4. Why does John's mother wonder if his father's treatment of him stems from resentment?
(a) Because John was born out of sin.
(b) Because John like his mother better.
(c) Because he had wanted a daughter.
(d) Because he never wanted a child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John's father do after his wife shouts at him in a tone she has never used before?

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 is John's father's name?

4. What words are used to describe the way John's father treats his son, which his wife "was never blind to" (57)?

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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