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

2. Who does John want to see at the hut he goes to after dinner?

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

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

5. What does John do before leaving his hut in hopes his father will not know he left?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the author of "Meeting in the Dark." Who is he? What else has he written? How is "Meeting in the Dark" similar or different from his other works?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining the ending of "Meeting in the Dark." How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a category assigned to a literary work. What are some genres that could be used to classify the story? What is the main genre of the story? Do you think this genre is most effective? Explain.

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