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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 want to see at the hut he goes to after dinner?

2. What does Wamuhu's father say people who left the village to learn the white man's religion brought back to the village when they returned?

3. Why do so many at the tea shop know that John is soon heading for school in Uganda?

4. What does Wamuhu's mother say to her husband after John leaves?

5. What does Wamuhu's father say to his wife after John leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the story's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining the structure of the story. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance of John's father’s position as a preacher. Why is this important and how does it develop the themes of the story? What would be different if his family were not Christian? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.

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