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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 words are used to describe the way John's father treats his son, which his wife "was never blind to" (57)?
(a) Unconditional love.
(b) Excessive leniency.
(c) Moral torture.
(d) Tough love.

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

3. What does Wamuhu's mother say to her husband after John leaves?
(a) She had suspected John liked Wamuhu and that he has a good reputation.
(b) She had been worried something was going on between John and Wamuhu.
(c) She worries Wamuhu will break John's heart because she does not like him.
(d) She feels Wamuhu is far too good for John.

4. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Mayuki.
(b) Kakumi.
(c) Nakuru.
(d) Makeno.

5. What is Wamuhu's mother "preoccupied" (62) with when her husband asks her why she thinks John came?
(a) Cooking dinner.
(b) Folding laundry.
(c) Hope.
(d) Despair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wamuhu's father say people who left the village to learn the white man's religion brought back to the village when they returned?

2. What is John's feeling toward his father?

3. Who does John find at the hut he goes to after dinner?

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

5. What does John's father call his wife?

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