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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does John's father ask him what he has done after asking him to sit at the start of the story?
(a) John had told his father they needed to talk.
(b) John's mother told him he had gotten into trouble.
(c) John will not look at him.
(d) John's father heard a rumor about him in town.

2. What religion did the family convert to when John was young?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Islam.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Buddhism.

3. What is John's father's name?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Ned.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Sylvane.

4. Who is the author of "Meeting in the Dark"?
(a) John Thiong'o.
(b) Ngũgĩ Thomas.
(c) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
(d) Thiong'o Achibe.

5. What did John's father tell his mother to talk to John about instead of telling him the stories she had always told him?
(a) The importance of a good education.
(b) How Jesus had died for them.
(c) How to avoid trouble in the village.
(d) How to be a good man.

6. What adjectives are used to describe John's father as he walks down the street at the start of the story?
(a) Elegant and intelligent.
(b) Frail but energetic.
(c) Large and mean.
(d) Husky and strong.

7. How much time does John say he has before going away to school at the start of the story?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) One month.
(d) 6 months.

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

9. Where did John's parent live when John was very young?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Limuru.
(c) Mombasa.
(d) Fort Hall.

10. What does John's father ask him, which John feels he has told his father many times?
(a) John's father asks him if he did his homework.
(b) John's father asks him if he got good grades this term.
(c) John's father asks him when his journey is.
(d) John's father asks him if he cleaned his hut.

11. What words are used to describe the way John's father treats his son, which his wife "was never blind to" (57)?
(a) Excessive leniency.
(b) Unconditional love.
(c) Moral torture.
(d) Tough love.

12. Why does John's mother wonder if his father's treatment of him stems from resentment?
(a) Because John was born out of sin.
(b) Because John like his mother better.
(c) Because he had wanted a daughter.
(d) Because he never wanted a child.

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

14. What is the main character's name?
(a) John.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Steven.
(d) Paul.

15. What word does John's mother use to describe how he treats his son?
(a) Antagonize.
(b) Threaten.
(c) Admonish.
(d) Persecute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John's mother's name?

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

3. What is John's feeling toward his father?

4. Where is the main character standing as he watches his father walk down the street at the start of the story?

5. What does John's father carry in his bag as he walks down the street?

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