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

2. Who does John nearly collide with upon leaving Wamuhu's hut?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) The old woman.
(d) Wamuhu.

3. What do Wamuhu's parents know about John when he arrives at the hut?
(a) He has been seeing their daughter.
(b) He is the educated one from the village.
(c) He is Susana's son.
(d) He walked very far to get there.

4. Where is the main character standing as he watches his father walk down the street at the start of the story?
(a) Against the tree outside his hut.
(b) Ih his room at school.
(c) At the bus stop.
(d) In the doorway of his hut.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word does John's mother use to describe how he treats his son?

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

4. What does John's father ask him, which John feels he has told his father many times?

5. During what war is John's village said to have grown?

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