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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. The Voice of Truth announces over the radio that His Excellency has received 50,000 shillings for what?
(a) The presidential fund for disabled children.
(b) The presidential fund for hungry children.
(c) The presidential fund for education equality.
(d) The presidential fund for universal healthcare.

2. When Matigari asks people at a restaurant where he can find truth and justice, what do they tell him?
(a) To ask His Excellency Ole Excellence.
(b) To ask the Voice of Truth.
(c) To search for the prophet Matigari.
(d) To shut up.

3. What does the Voice of Truth say made the recent prison escape most unusual?
(a) The informer never told anyone of an escape plan.
(b) The cell remained locked and apparently untouched.
(c) The prison guard was watching them all night.
(d) The cell lock was brand new.

4. 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 all run away and hide from him.
(d) The boys throw stones at him.

5. What does Gũthera tell Matigari happened to her mother?
(a) She died in battle.
(b) She left them when she was young.
(c) She died in childbirth.
(d) She killed herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are children chasing after near the factory in Part I when Matigari first arrives?

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

3. What is Matigari excited to see as he, Gũthera, and Mũriũki reach the plantation?

4. What does the old woman in the wilderness tell Matigari "breeds misery" (73)?

5. Who slept in the house Matigari built while Matigari slept on the verandah?

(see the answer key)

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