Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
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 worry will happen if the people of his village find out his secret?
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. What does John call the old woman who passes him and asks how he is doing?
4. Why do so many at the tea shop know that John is soon heading for school in Uganda?
5. What is the village John lives referred to as he walks alone in the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways is John said to be different than other educated boys who return to the village?
2. How does John feel about the men and women he passes in the village as he walks alone to Wamuhu's hut?
3. Where is Wamuhu when John arrives at her hut? How does his mother behave toward John?
4. What happens at the tea shop John goes to during his walk alone in the village and why?
5. What is Stanley's position on his son spending time with other girls?
6. What does John do as he prepares to leave his hut without telling his parents?
7. 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?
8. What does Wamuhu's father say after John leaves and his wife seems hopeful that John likes their daughter?
9. How does John feel about his village as he walks alone just after leaving his parent's hut?
10. Describe John's interaction with the old woman carrying a large load of Kuni he meets on his walk through the village?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine how education plays a part in the story's plot.
Essay Topic 2
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 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.
|
This section contains 737 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
