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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John's father tell him he does not want him to hear of before dismissing John from their conversation at the start of the story?
(a) He does not want to hear that John is not doing well in school.
(b) He does not want to hear that John has a girlfriend.
(c) He does not want to hear John is disobeying his mother.
(d) He does not want to hear of any trouble.

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

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

4. What does John's father hope to protect his son from?
(a) Evil influences.
(b) Danger.
(c) Not getting a good education.
(d) Disease.

5. 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 John left for college.
(d) When he became a preacher.

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

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

8. Where is the main character standing as he watches his father walk down the street at the start of the story?
(a) In the doorway of his hut.
(b) Against the tree outside his hut.
(c) At the bus stop.
(d) Ih his room at school.

9. What does John's father carry in his bag as he walks down the street?
(a) His change purse.
(b) A Bible.
(c) His shoes.
(d) School books.

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

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

12. 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.

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

14. How does John's mother always refer to him?
(a) The boy.
(b) John John.
(c) Little John.
(d) Little one.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John's mother wonder if his father's treatment of him stems from resentment?

2. Where does John's father tell him they will go the next day when they first speak at the start of the story?

3. What does John's father ask him, which John feels he has told his father many times?

4. What does John's father call his wife?

5. What words are used to describe the way John's father treats his son, which his wife "was never blind to" (57)?

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