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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 55 - 58.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did John's parent live when John was very young?
(a) Fort Hall.
(b) Limuru.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Mombasa.

4. What does John's father feel his wife made him do long ago, and hopes his son does not do the same thing?
(a) Quit school.
(b) Sin.
(c) Move.
(d) Get a low-paying job.

5. What adjectives are used to describe John's father as he walks down the street at the start of the story?
(a) Husky and strong.
(b) Elegant and intelligent.
(c) Large and mean.
(d) Frail but energetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. What is John's father's occupation?

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

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