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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Wiping your Tears Away, Pages 17 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the children run to in Part I of Matigari?
(a) School.
(b) The factory.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A garbage yard.

2. Who slept in the house Matigari built while Matigari slept on the verandah?
(a) Private Jefferson.
(b) Captain Johnson.
(c) Colonel Warren.
(d) Settler Wiliams.

3. What are the children fighting over when Matigari chases them away with a stick?
(a) A case of bananas.
(b) A bundle of shoelaces.
(c) A pile of old newspapers.
(d) A bunch of shirts.

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

5. Whose children does Matigari learn from Ngarũro wa Kirĩro are factory director's?
(a) Matigari's.
(b) His Excellency Ole Excellence.
(c) John Boy and Settler Williams.
(d) Ngarũro wa Kirĩro's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the voice Matigari hears over the radio in Part I?

3. What does one of the children accuse Matigari of doing as he follows them?

4. Why does Gũthera decide to help Matigari despite thinking he might be insane?

5. What is the title of Part I of Matigari?

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