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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wamuhu's father say to his wife after John leaves?
(a) There is not way he would let Wamuhu marry such a scoundrel.
(b) He reminds his wife that their daughter has been circumcised.
(c) He would be proud to call John his son.
(d) He does not think an educated man like John would be interested in their daughter.

2. During what war is John's village said to have grown?
(a) The Kikuyu war.
(b) The Makeno war.
(c) The Mau Mau.
(d) The Limuru war.

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

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

5. How does John respond when Wamuhu's mother asks him to sit and wait for Wamuhu?
(a) He asks if he can make them the tea.
(b) He thanks her profusely and shakes her hands.
(c) He mutters something and hurries out the hut.
(d) He bows his head, says thank you and sits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do so many at the tea shop know that John is soon heading for school in Uganda?

2. How does John feel the village looks as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

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

4. What does John want to yell at his village as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?

5. What does John worry will happen if the people of his village find out his secret?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Stanley's position on his son spending time with other girls?

2. In what ways is John said to be different than other educated boys who return to the village?

3. Describe John's interaction with the old woman carrying a large load of Kuni he meets on his walk through the village?

4. What does Wamuhu's father say after John leaves and his wife seems hopeful that John likes their daughter?

5. What does John's mother tell John when he returns to the hut after returning from the tea shop and why does this worry John?

6. How does John feel about his village as he walks alone just after leaving his parent's hut?

7. What does John do as he prepares to leave his hut without telling his parents?

8. Where is Wamuhu when John arrives at her hut? How does his mother behave toward John?

9. What happens at the tea shop John goes to during his walk alone in the village and why?

10. How does John feel about the men and women he passes in the village as he walks alone to Wamuhu's hut?

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