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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what ways is it said that "many young men tried to serve two masters" (67)?
(a) They went to church by day and met with girlfriends at night.
(b) They went to church on the weekend and studied during the week.
(c) They brought their girlfriends to church.
(d) They got married to girls who had converted.

2. What is everyone said to know about John's nature?
(a) He is moody.
(b) He is shy.
(c) He is polite.
(d) He is gregarious.

3. 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.

4. What does Wamuhu's father cite as the thing that broke their tribe apart?
(a) Education.
(b) Internal conflict between families.
(c) Many moved away.
(d) The white man's religion.

5. What does John do before leaving his hut in hopes his father will not know he left?
(a) He tells his father not to go to his hut because he will be studying.
(b) He lights his lantern.
(c) He locks the door so nobody can come in.
(d) He tells his parents he is going to bed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What words of Reverend Carstone does John recall as he walks to Wamuhu's?

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

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

5. What does John's father do after his wife shouts at him in a tone she has never used before?

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