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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does John respond when Wamuhu's mother asks him to sit and wait for Wamuhu?
(a) He mutters something and hurries out the hut.
(b) He thanks her profusely and shakes her hands.
(c) He asks if he can make them the tea.
(d) He bows his head, says thank you and sits.

2. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Kakumi.
(b) Mayuki.
(c) Nakuru.
(d) Makeno.

3. What is John's mother doing quietly when his father asks him to sit down?
(a) Peeling potatoes.
(b) Cleaning the dishes.
(c) Washing clothes.
(d) Reading a book.

4. How does John feel about the way his father often looks at him?
(a) He feels he looks at him like he is a sinner.
(b) He feels he looks at him with great respect.
(c) He feels he looks at him likehe is a child.
(d) He feels he looks at him with pity.

5. How does John's mother always refer to him?
(a) The boy.
(b) Little one.
(c) Little John.
(d) John John.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John feel the village looks as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

2. Who is it said that some of the educated boys return to the village with?

3. What did John's father feel about those he knew who had not been saved?

4. What does Wamuhu's father cite as the thing that broke their tribe apart?

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

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