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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. What is a guard doing outside of the Anglo-American Leather and Plastic Works when Matigari arrives in Part I?
(a) Roasting potatoes.
(b) Yelling at workers.
(c) Drinking a beer.
(d) Napping.

2. What does Mũriũki tell Matigari is happening outside of the bar after he goes out to see why they heard screaming?
(a) His Excellency Ole Excellence has arrived.
(b) There was a major car accident.
(c) The factory strike has turned into a bloodbath.
(d) Two officers set a dog on Gũthera.

3. What happened after Gũthera refused to give the officer what he asked for when her father was arrested?
(a) Her father was killed and their land confiscated.
(b) An anonymous person paid her father's bail.
(c) Her father broke out and she never saw him again.
(d) A judge deemed her father innocent and he was set free.

4. 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.

5. What do the two guards require from the children before allowing them entry in Part I of Matigari?
(a) Food.
(b) Money.
(c) Beer.
(d) A hug.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Gũthera consult with before telling the officer whether or not she would do what he suggested she do in order to save her father's life?

2. With whom do the children fight for the contents of the tractor in Part I of Matigari?

3. Where does Matigari tell Mũriũki he will take him when Mũriũki expresses fear of returning to the scrapyard?

4. Who does Matigari want to find before he goes home at the start of Matigari?

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

(see the answer key)

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