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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. Who does John nearly collide with upon leaving Wamuhu's hut?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) The old woman.
(d) Wamuhu.

2. What does the smoke John sees coming out of the huts as he walks alone indicate?
(a) People are having Bible study.
(b) The evening is unusually cold.
(c) Women have returned from the shambas.
(d) People have lit a fire for light.

3. 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 bows his head, says thank you and sits.
(c) He mutters something and hurries out the hut.
(d) He thanks her profusely and shakes her hands.

4. What does John call the old woman who passes him and asks how he is doing?
(a) Mother.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Sister.

5. What do Wamuhu's parents know about John when he arrives at the hut?
(a) He is the educated one from the village.
(b) He has been seeing their daughter.
(c) He is Susana's son.
(d) He walked very far to get there.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Wamuhu's mother tell John Wamuhu will do when she gets back to the hut if he waits?

4. Who is it said that some of the educated boys return to the village with?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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