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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. Why does Gũthera decide to help Matigari despite thinking he might be insane?
(a) She thinks he will pay her well.
(b) He saved her life.
(c) It is her duty as a Christian.
(d) He reminds her of his father.

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

3. How does Matigari know when the factory workers have breaks?
(a) A siren blares.
(b) Matigari has a watch and knows what time breaks occur.
(c) The children run to the factory during each break.
(d) He can hear the workers shouting outside.

4. What is the name of the voice Matigari hears over the radio in Part I?
(a) The Voice of Peace.
(b) The Voice of Compassion.
(c) The Voice of Reason.
(d) The Voice of Truth.

5. What does the name Matigari ma Njirũũngi mean?
(a) The patriots who survived the bullets.
(b) The expatriates who ditched the country.
(c) The loyalists who served the king.
(d) The comrades who fought for freedom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened after Gũthera refused to give the officer what he asked for when her father was arrested?

3. What happens to Matigari when he tries to enter the scrapyard in Part I?

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

5. What does the boy tell Matigari happens to them if they do not pay the guards at the garbage yard?

(see the answer key)

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