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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 father ask him what he has done after asking him to sit at the start of the story?
(a) John's father heard a rumor about him in town.
(b) John will not look at him.
(c) John had told his father they needed to talk.
(d) John's mother told him he had gotten into trouble.

2. Who is it said that some of the educated boys return to the village with?
(a) Family members who live near the school.
(b) Their teachers.
(c) White or Negro wives who spoke English.
(d) Friends from school.

3. What does the old woman who asks John how he is call him?
(a) Nephew.
(b) My child.
(c) Son.
(d) Brother.

4. Why do so many at the tea shop know that John is soon heading for school in Uganda?
(a) He told everyone when he arrived at the tea shop.
(b) It was in the Swahili newspaper.
(c) HIs father told everyone at church.
(d) His mother had told everyone.

5. What does John fear as he sits before his father at the start of the story?
(a) He fears his father lost his job.
(b) He fears his father knows his secret.
(c) He fears his father is going to tell him he cannot go away to school.
(d) He fears his father is going to tell him he is moving out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main character's name?

2. What does John want to yell at his village as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

3. How much time does John say he has before going away to school at the start of the story?

4. Where did John's parent live when John was very young?

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

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