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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Seeker of Truth, Pages 55 - 83.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom did John Boy Junior purchase the house and land that Matigari claims is his?
(a) His Excellency Ole Excellence.
(b) Gũthera.
(c) Robert Wiliams.
(d) Matigari's wife.

2. What are the two guards, policemen, and tractor driver doing when Matigari passes them as he follows the children?
(a) Digging through the pile of trash.
(b) Divying up the money the children gave them.
(c) Arresting children at random.
(d) Drinking beer and laughing.

3. Whose story does Matigari share with the priest when he first finds him praying?
(a) Mũriũki's.
(b) Gũthera's.
(c) John Boy's.
(d) Settler Wiliams.

4. What does Gũthera ask Matigari after sitting on his lap at the bar?
(a) If he is the Matigari who fought Settler Williams.
(b) If he owns the bar.
(c) If he will marry her.
(d) If he will buy her a drink.

5. What are children chasing after near the factory in Part I when Matigari first arrives?
(a) A tractor.
(b) A pack of stray dogs.
(c) A ball.
(d) Soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy do when Matigari is pelted with stones outside the factory?

2. What type of car does Mũriũki sleep in in the scrapyard?

3. What does the teacher tell Matigari when he finds him in his home after speaking with the student?

4. Why are the boys in the scrapyard disappointed that they attacked Matigari?

5. What is the village where a song about Matigari is written?

(see the answer key)

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