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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 did John's father tell his mother to talk to John about instead of telling him the stories she had always told him?
(a) How to be a good man.
(b) How Jesus had died for them.
(c) How to avoid trouble in the village.
(d) The importance of a good education.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does John's father tell him they will go the next day when they first speak at the start of the story?

3. What does John's father feel his wife made him do long ago, and hopes his son does not do the same thing?

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

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

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