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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 Wamuhu's mother tell John Wamuhu will do when she gets back to the hut if he waits?
(a) Make him dinner.
(b) Make him tea.
(c) Read the Bible with him.
(d) Go for a walk with him.

2. Who does John think might be the most beautiful girl in Limuru?
(a) Susana.
(b) Wamuhu's sister.
(c) Wamuhu.
(d) His best friend's sister.

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

4. Who is it said that some of the educated boys return to the village with?
(a) White or Negro wives who spoke English.
(b) Friends from school.
(c) Their teachers.
(d) Family members who live near the school.

5. How does John feel the village looks as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) Majestic.
(b) Pitiful.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Holy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did some believe that some of the images in John's dreams might portend?

3. What is the old woman who passes John while he walks alone carrying?

4. How does John feel about the way his father often looks at him?

5. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

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