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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 feel his wife made him do long ago, and hopes his son does not do the same thing?
(a) Sin.
(b) Move.
(c) Get a low-paying job.
(d) Quit school.

2. How does John respond when Wamuhu's mother asks him to sit and wait for Wamuhu?
(a) He thanks her profusely and shakes her hands.
(b) He mutters something and hurries out the hut.
(c) He asks if he can make them the tea.
(d) He bows his head, says thank you and sits.

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

4. What does John worry will happen if the people of his village find out his secret?
(a) He will be banished.
(b) They will ban him from going to church.
(c) They will no longer hold him in high esteem.
(d) They will blame his parents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John fear as he sits before his father at the start of the story?

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

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

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

5. Who is it said that some of the educated boys return to the village with?

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