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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 58 - 62 .

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) He does not want to hear John is disobeying his mother.
(b) He does not want to hear of any trouble.
(c) He does not want to hear that John is not doing well in school.
(d) He does not want to hear that John has a girlfriend.

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

3. What is the old woman who passes John while he walks alone carrying?
(a) Cassava.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Water.
(d) Kuni.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John tell the old woman he is going for school the following week?

2. What does John's father carry in his bag as he walks down the street?

3. Why does John's father ask him what he has done after asking him to sit at the start of the story?

4. What is Wamuhu's mother "preoccupied" (62) with when her husband asks her why she thinks John came?

5. What did John's father tell his mother to talk to John about instead of telling him the stories she had always told him?

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