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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 the smoke John sees coming out of the huts as he walks alone indicate?
(a) People have lit a fire for light.
(b) Women have returned from the shambas.
(c) People are having Bible study.
(d) The evening is unusually cold.

2. 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?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Adopted children.
(c) White wives or Black wives who spoke English.
(d) Bibles.

3. What adjectives are used to describe John's father as he walks down the street at the start of the story?
(a) Husky and strong.
(b) Elegant and intelligent.
(c) Large and mean.
(d) Frail but energetic.

4. Who does John want to see at the hut he goes to after dinner?
(a) His old teacher.
(b) Wamuhu.
(c) The old woman.
(d) His best friend.

5. What is the main character's name?
(a) Steven.
(b) Joseph.
(c) John.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John's mother always refer to him?

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

3. What is something that "the white man's religion" (62) does not allow?

4. What does John call the old woman who passes him and asks how he is doing?

5. At which point is it said that John's parents stopped being happy?

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