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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 does one of the children accuse Matigari of doing as he follows them?
(a) Working for the police.
(b) Trying to steal one of the children.
(c) Trying to steal their gains.
(d) Trying to find a place to sleep.

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

3. Who does Matigari say took the gun from him when he pointed it at Settler Williams?
(a) John Boy.
(b) Settler William's son.
(c) Jim Benson.
(d) Ngarũro wa Kirĩro.

4. Who does Matigari want to find before he goes home at the start of Matigari?
(a) His one remaining enemy.
(b) His family.
(c) His fellow soldiers.
(d) Settler Williams.

5. What does the Voice of Truth say over the radio about women while Matigari is at the bar?
(a) Women should join the army.
(b) Women should rule the country.
(c) Women should be seen and not heard.
(d) Women should take refuge in the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matigari tell Gũthera when she offers him "a little pleasure" (24)?

2. What does Matigari make with a strip of bark from the mugomo tree?

3. Why was Gũthera's father arrested after the war began?

4. What are the children fighting over when Matigari chases them away with a stick?

5. What is Matigari surprised at when he is at the bar at the Mataha hotel?

(see the answer key)

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