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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 63 - 70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John fear the government might do if he has a child with Wamuhu?
(a) Banish him from the village.
(b) Bar him from returning to school.
(c) Have him imprisoned.
(d) Withdraw his scholarship.

2. How much time does John say he has before going away to school at the start of the story?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) One week.
(d) 6 months.

3. 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) Quit school.
(c) Move.
(d) Get a low-paying job.

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

5. Why does John say he had come to see Wamuhu that evening?
(a) He wanted to say goodbye before going to school.
(b) He wanted to ask her to marry him.
(c) Because they had discussed waiting a week before she told her parents.
(d) Because he missed her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion did the family convert to when John was young?

2. What do Wamuhu's parents know about John when he arrives at the hut?

3. What did John's father tell his mother to talk to John about instead of telling him the stories she had always told him?

4. What is Wamuhu's mood when she and John first begin to walk together?

5. What does John say to Wamuhu though he does not truly believe it?

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