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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. Who does John find at the hut he goes to after dinner?
2. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
3. What does Wamuhu's father cite as the thing that broke their tribe apart?
4. What does Wamuhu's mother tell John Wamuhu will do when she gets back to the hut if he waits?
5. During what war is John's village said to have grown?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Stanley's position on his son spending time with other girls?
2. How does John feel about his village as he walks alone just after leaving his parent's hut?
3. What does John do as he prepares to leave his hut without telling his parents?
4. What happens at the tea shop John goes to during his walk alone in the village and why?
5. Describe John's interaction with the old woman carrying a large load of Kuni he meets on his walk through the village?
6. Where is Wamuhu when John arrives at her hut? How does his mother behave toward John?
7. What does Wamuhu's father say after John leaves and his wife seems hopeful that John likes their daughter?
8. 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?
9. How does John feel about the men and women he passes in the village as he walks alone to Wamuhu's hut?
10. In what ways is John said to be different than other educated boys who return to the village?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing the imagery used in "Meeting in the Dark." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in "Meeting in the Dark." Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay examining John’s dream in "Meeting in the Dark." What happens in the dream? What might the dream symbolize? How does John’s dream develop the narrative?
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