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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is John's mother's name?
(a) Susana.
(b) Lilith.
(c) Mary.
(d) Annie.

3. What does John's father tell him he does not want him to hear of before dismissing John from their conversation at the start of the story?
(a) He does not want to hear John is disobeying his mother.
(b) He does not want to hear that John has a girlfriend.
(c) He does not want to hear that John is not doing well in school.
(d) He does not want to hear of any trouble.

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

5. What does John's father ask him, which John feels he has told his father many times?
(a) John's father asks him if he did his homework.
(b) John's father asks him when his journey is.
(c) John's father asks him if he cleaned his hut.
(d) John's father asks him if he got good grades this term.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wamuhu's mother tell John Wamuhu will do when she gets back to the hut if he waits?

2. Who does John nearly collide with upon leaving Wamuhu's hut?

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

4. Where does John's father tell him they will go the next day when they first speak at the start of the story?

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

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