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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 religion did the family convert to when John was young?
(a) Islam.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Buddhism.

2. What does John's father think as he pauses before responding after his wife asks him why he treats John the way he does?
(a) Women will never understand.
(b) She has a point.
(c) I am too easy on him.
(d) She is just as hard on him.

3. What does the old woman who asks John how he is call him?
(a) Brother.
(b) Nephew.
(c) My child.
(d) Son.

4. What is the village John lives referred to as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Mushroom towns.
(b) Shanty towns.
(c) Lonely towns.
(d) Sprawling towns.

5. What does John call the old woman who passes him and asks how he is doing?
(a) Sister.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjectives are used to describe John's father as he walks down the street at the start of the story?

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

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?

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

5. What does Wamuhu's mother say to her husband after John leaves?

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