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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, The Pure and Resurrected, Pages 109 - 127.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gũthera do to support her siblings after her father's death?
(a) She became a prostitute.
(b) She sold handmade items.
(c) She opened her own cafe.
(d) She stole food.

2. Why was Gũthera's father arrested after the war began?
(a) For allowing his daughter to get an education.
(b) For beating his wife.
(c) For speaking out against the country's leader.
(d) For carrying bullets in his Bible.

3. What does Gũthera think people may be driving through the wilderness for?
(a) Having an affair.
(b) Hunting for food.
(c) Hiding from police.
(d) Ivory poaching.

4. How are the houses of the rich described as Matigari, Gũthera and Mũriũki pass them in the Mercedes?
(a) Mid-sized and well-maintained.
(b) Surprisingly modest.
(c) Large and protected by huge steel gates.
(d) Simple, yet elegant.

5. What is the woman in the wilderness gathering outside of her house when Matigari approaches her?
(a) Dead flowers.
(b) Animal bones.
(c) Acorns.
(d) Rubbish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gũthera say about the Mercedes as she, Matigari, and Mũriũki drive in it?

2. Who does the voice plead with the people to bring to the police station in Part III?

3. What has the priest heard, which inspires him to pray more?

4. What does Gũthera think will happen to the woman in the Mercedes when she goes home to her husband?

5. Why is Ngarũro wa Kirĩro unable to stay with Matigari and Mũriũki at the restaurant at the Mataha Hotel?

(see the answer key)

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