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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. What does Matigari say at the end of Part I when a prisoner asks about his plans?
(a) He will get a good lawyer.
(b) He will rot in prison.
(c) He will go home the next day.
(d) He will escape and return to the wilderness.

2. What happens to Matigari when he tries to enter the scrapyard in Part I?
(a) He is offered a place to sleep.
(b) The boys cheer for him.
(c) The boys throw stones at him.
(d) The boys all run away and hide from him.

3. What does the boy do when Matigari is pelted with stones outside the factory?
(a) He joins the children in throwing stones at him.
(b) He finds a worker to help him.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He runs away and hides in the scrapyard.

4. What was the teacher in Matigari's cell arrested for teaching?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Marxism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Sex Education.

5. Who does Gũthera say she is hiding from when she enters the bar in Part I?
(a) Her ex-lover.
(b) Her husband.
(c) The cops.
(d) Her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main topic of conversation at the bar when Matigari enters with Mũriũki?

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

3. What does Matigari see at the start of Part I that makes him think things have changed a great deal in his country since he left?

4. Why did the people at Gũthera's church refuse to help her when she needed money to care for her siblings?

5. What is the country's leader referred to over the radio in Part I?

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