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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does John envy the young men and women he passes on the street at night?
(a) They have completed school.
(b) He feels they are not judged as harshly as educated men are.
(c) They have more money than he does.
(d) They have good jobs.

2. What is John's feeling toward his father?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Warmth.

3. 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 bows his head, says thank you and sits.
(c) He asks if he can make them the tea.
(d) He thanks her profusely and shakes her hands.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is John sure his father and the church would never let him marry Wamuhu?

3. Where does John tell the old woman he is going for school the following week?

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

5. What does Wamuhu's mother tell John Wamuhu will do when she gets back to the hut if he waits?

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