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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 word does John "notice with bitterness" (61) he did not use when speaking to Wamuhu's mother?
(a) Ma'am.
(b) Auntie.
(c) Sister.
(d) Mother.

2. What is John's father's occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Farmer.

3. At which point is it said that John's parents stopped being happy?
(a) After John was born.
(b) When his mother got a job.
(c) When he became a preacher.
(d) When John left for college.

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

5. Whose anger drives John's treatment of Wamuhu at the end of the story?
(a) His professors.
(b) Reverend Carstone.
(c) His father and the villagers.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Wamuhu walks away, what does John feel she might be doing to him?

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

4. What does John offer Wamuhu money to do?

5. Who does John want to see at the hut he goes to after dinner?

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