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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. Why do so many at the tea shop know that John is soon heading for school in Uganda?
(a) His mother had told everyone.
(b) HIs father told everyone at church.
(c) It was in the Swahili newspaper.
(d) He told everyone when he arrived at the tea shop.

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

3. What does Wamuhu's father say people who left the village to learn the white man's religion brought back to the village when they returned?
(a) White wives or Black wives who spoke English.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Adopted children.
(d) Bibles.

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

5. What is everyone said to know about John's nature?
(a) He is gregarious.
(b) He is polite.
(c) He is moody.
(d) He is shy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John envy the young men and women he passes on the street at night?

2. Who does John nearly collide with upon leaving Wamuhu's hut?

3. What does Wamuhu's father say to his wife after John leaves?

4. How does John respond when Wamuhu's mother asks him to sit and wait for Wamuhu?

5. What word does John "notice with bitterness" (61) he did not use when speaking to Wamuhu's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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