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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 feeling toward his father?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Warmth.
(d) Admiration.

2. Who is the author of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Ngũgĩ Thomas.
(b) Thiong'o Achibe.
(c) John Thiong'o.
(d) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.

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

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

5. What is John's mother doing quietly when his father asks him to sit down?
(a) Washing clothes.
(b) Cleaning the dishes.
(c) Peeling potatoes.
(d) Reading a book.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is the main character standing as he watches his father walk down the street at the start of the story?

4. What does John's father ask him, which John feels he has told his father many times?

5. What does John fear as he sits before his father at the start of the story?

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