2. 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's father heard a rumor about him in town.
(d) John will not look at him.

3. What does John fear as he sits before his father at the start of the story?
(a) He fears his father is going to tell him he cannot go away to school.
(b) He fears his father is going to tell him he is moving out.
(c) He fears his father knows his secret.
(d) He fears his father lost his job.

4. What is John's mother's name?
(a) Mary.
(b) Susana.
(c) Annie.
(d) Lilith.

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

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

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

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

9. 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) Tough love.
(c) Moral torture.
(d) Unconditional love.

10. 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 to be a good man.
(c) How to avoid trouble in the village.
(d) How Jesus had died for them.

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

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

13. What does John's father do after his wife shouts at him in a tone she has never used before?
(a) He reads his Bible.
(b) He storms out of the hut.
(c) He smacks her.
(d) He yells back.

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

15. Where does John's father tell him they will go the next day when they first speak at the start of the story?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) Church.
(c) Schol.
(d) The shops.