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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 John was born out of sin.
(c) Because he never wanted a child.
(d) Because he had wanted a daughter.

2. Where does John tell the old woman he is going for school the following week?
(a) Makeno.
(b) Makerere.
(c) Limuru.
(d) Kikuma.

3. At which point is it said that John's parents stopped being happy?
(a) When he became a preacher.
(b) After John was born.
(c) When John left for college.
(d) When his mother got a job.

4. What does Wamuhu's mother tell John Wamuhu will do when she gets back to the hut if he waits?
(a) Read the Bible with him.
(b) Go for a walk with him.
(c) Make him dinner.
(d) Make him tea.

5. What word does John's mother use to describe how he treats his son?
(a) Admonish.
(b) Persecute.
(c) Antagonize.
(d) Threaten.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

4. What does Wamuhu's father say to his wife after John leaves?

5. What is the village John lives referred to as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

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