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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) Farmer.
(b) Preacher.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Doctor.

2. What does John's father hope to protect his son from?
(a) Danger.
(b) Disease.
(c) Not getting a good education.
(d) Evil influences.

3. What does John's father do after his wife shouts at him in a tone she has never used before?
(a) He storms out of the hut.
(b) He reads his Bible.
(c) He yells back.
(d) He smacks her.

4. Where is the main character standing as he watches his father walk down the street at the start of the story?
(a) Against the tree outside his hut.
(b) Ih his room at school.
(c) In the doorway of his hut.
(d) At the bus stop.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John's parent live when John was very young?

2. How does John feel about the way his father often looks at him?

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

4. At which point is it said that John's parents stopped being happy?

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

(see the answer key)

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