Matigari Quiz

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What sad news do Matigari, Guthera, and Muriuki hear over the radio? (from Part 3: Guthera na Muriuki - The Pure and the Resurrected (109-148))

That Matigari's wife has been killed.

That Ngarũro wa Kirĩro has been drowned in the river.

That Muriuki's friends from the scrapyard have all been killed.

That Ngarũro wa Kirĩro has been shot and killed by police.

2.

What response do people have when Matigari comes up to them to ask them about truth and justice? (from Part 2: Macaria ma na Kihooto - Seeking of Truth and Justice (pages 55-77) )

They tell him about Matigari because they believe he is someone else.

They immediately fall to their knees praying.

They scream and run away.

They run to hug him.

3.

At the law court, how do prisoners talk about Matigari? (from Part 2: Macaria ma na Kihooto - Seeking of Truth and Justice (pages 55-77) )

They talk about him as though he were a fool.

They decide to find him and wrestle him.

They blame him for all their troubles.

They talk about him as though he is the prophesied son of man.

4.

In the final scene of the novel who retrieves Matigari's AK47 from beneath the fig tree? (from Part 3: Guthera na Muriuki - The Pure and the Resurrected (109-148))

Matigari himself.

The Minister for Truth and Justice.

Muriuki.

Guthera.

5.

What is being carried inside the red tractor? (from Part I: Ngaruro wa Kiriro - Wiping Your Tears Away (pages 1-33) )

Body parts.

Spare parts.

Industrial machinery and equipment.

Waste.

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