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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 Wamuhu's father cite as the thing that broke their tribe apart?
2. What is everyone said to know about John's nature?
3. Who does John nearly collide with upon leaving Wamuhu's hut?
4. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
5. Who is it said that some of the educated boys return to the village with?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe John's interaction with the old woman carrying a large load of Kuni he meets on his walk through the village?
2. What happens at the tea shop John goes to during his walk alone in the village and why?
3. What is Stanley's position on his son spending time with other girls?
4. How does John feel about his village as he walks alone just after leaving his parent's hut?
5. Where is Wamuhu when John arrives at her hut? How does his mother behave toward John?
6. What does Wamuhu's father say after John leaves and his wife seems hopeful that John likes their daughter?
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. How does John feel about the men and women he passes in the village as he walks alone to Wamuhu's hut?
9. In what ways is John said to be different than other educated boys who return to the village?
10. What does John do as he prepares to leave his hut without telling his parents?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Thiong'o's decision to tell the story using third person point-of-view from John’s perspective. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?
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
Write an essay discussing the setting and time period of "Meeting in the Dark." In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?
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