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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 is the old woman who passes John while he walks alone carrying?
2. What is the village John lives referred to as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
3. Who does John want to see at the hut he goes to after dinner?
4. Where does John tell the old woman he is going for school the following week?
5. What does Wamuhu's father say to his wife after John leaves?
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. Where is Wamuhu when John arrives at her hut? How does his mother behave toward John?
4. How does John feel about the men and women he passes in the village as he walks alone to Wamuhu's hut?
5. What happens at the tea shop John goes to during his walk alone in the village and why?
6. What does John do as he prepares to leave his hut without telling his parents?
7. Describe John's interaction with the old woman carrying a large load of Kuni he meets on his walk through the village?
8. What does Wamuhu's father say after John leaves and his wife seems hopeful that John likes their daughter?
9. In what ways is John said to be different than other educated boys who return to the village?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the way the author uses minor characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?
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 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?
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