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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. Why is Ngarũro wa Kirĩro unable to stay with Matigari and Mũriũki at the restaurant at the Mataha Hotel?
(a) He is too tired.
(b) He needs to join the worker's strike.
(c) He has has to pick up his children from school.
(d) He promised his wife he would meet her for dinner.

2. What is the main topic of conversation at the bar when Matigari enters with Mũriũki?
(a) Women complaining about their husbands.
(b) How much better the country is these days.
(c) The factory strike.
(d) The mysterious Matigari.

3. Which prisoner tells Matigari he will "unravel" the "riddle," referring to the question Matigari asked the other prisoners?
(a) The drunkard.
(b) The murderer.
(c) The prisoner accused of theft.
(d) The informer.

4. Where does Matigari tell Mũriũki he will take him when Mũriũki expresses fear of returning to the scrapyard?
(a) The wilderness to hide.
(b) The police station.
(c) The factory to find work.
(d) His house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gũthera suggest Matigari go to search for his family?

2. Who does Matigari say took the gun from him when he pointed it at Settler Williams?

3. What are some of the reasons the men who share Matigari's cell were arrested?

4. Who are people beginning to say helped the prisoners escape?

5. What does Matigari do at the mugomo tree?

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