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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At which point is it said that John's parents stopped being happy?
2. What does John's father do after his wife shouts at him in a tone she has never used before?
3. Where does John's father tell him they will go the next day when they first speak at the start of the story?
4. What is John's mother doing quietly when his father asks him to sit down?
5. Why does John's father ask him what he has done after asking him to sit at the start of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is John's mother doing while John's father speaks to him before he goes for his walk?
2. What does John's father seem to want to protect his son from?
3. How did John's father's conversion to Christianity change their life?
4. What question does John's father ask him which he has already answered many times at the start of "Meeting in the Dark"? What is John's reply?
5. What backstory of John's parents marriage and life is given at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
6. What does John's mother say to her husband after John leaves following their conversation?
7. How does John feel in his father's presence at the start of "Meeting in the Dark"? How does he think his father views him?
8. What worries John as he sits with his father at the start of the story?
9. What does John's father tell him he does not want him to do while in the village?
10. How is John's father described at the start of "Meeting in the Dark" as John watches him walk toward their hut?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Thiong'o's decision to tell the story using third person point-of-view from John’s perspective. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Thiong'o's language style and word choice in "Meeting in the Dark." What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Thiong'o's commentary on religion in "Meeting in the Dark." How is religion important to the story? How does it affect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
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