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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. Where does John's father tell him they will go the next day when they first speak at the start of the story?
2. What words are used to describe the way John's father treats his son, which his wife "was never blind to" (57)?
3. What does John's father hope to protect his son from?
4. What does John fear as he sits before his father at the start of the story?
5. What religion did the family convert to when John was young?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does John's father tell him he does not want him to do while in the village?
3. 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?
4. What does John's father seem to want to protect his son from?
5. What does John's mother say to her husband after John leaves following their conversation?
6. What is John's mother doing while John's father speaks to him before he goes for his walk?
7. How is John's father described at the start of "Meeting in the Dark" as John watches him walk toward their hut?
8. What backstory of John's parents marriage and life is given at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
9. What worries John as he sits with his father at the start of the story?
10. How did John's father's conversion to Christianity change their life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a detailed analysis of tone in Thiong'o's "Meeting in the Dark." Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.
Essay Topic 2
Write a brief essay analyzing the title "Meeting in the Dark." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.
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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