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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. How does John respond when Wamuhu's mother asks him to sit and wait for Wamuhu?
2. What does Wamuhu's mother say to her husband after John leaves?
3. What is the name of the village John lives in and walks alone in at the beginning of "Meeting in the Dark"?
4. What does John call the old woman who passes him and asks how he is doing?
5. Who does John find at the hut he goes to after dinner?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways is John said to be different than other educated boys who return to the village?
2. Describe John's interaction with the old woman carrying a large load of Kuni he meets on his walk through the village?
3. 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?
4. How does John feel about his village as he walks alone just after leaving his parent's hut?
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. Where is Wamuhu when John arrives at her hut? How does his mother behave toward 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. 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
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?
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 a brief essay analyzing the title "Meeting in the Dark." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.
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