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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 Mũriũki worry the other children might beat him when he returns to the scrapyard?
(a) For not paying the guards.
(b) For not bringing any food.
(c) For being an informer.
(d) For showing Matigari where they live.

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

3. Why was Gũthera's father arrested after the war began?
(a) For allowing his daughter to get an education.
(b) For carrying bullets in his Bible.
(c) For speaking out against the country's leader.
(d) For beating his wife.

4. What happens to Matigari when he tries to enter the scrapyard in Part I?
(a) He is offered a place to sleep.
(b) The boys all run away and hide from him.
(c) The boys throw stones at him.
(d) The boys cheer for him.

5. What is Matigari surprised at when he is at the bar at the Mataha hotel?
(a) The prices are super high.
(b) His family is there.
(c) Nobody else is there.
(d) Women work there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Gũthera's 11th commandment?

2. Where do the children run to in Part I of Matigari?

3. Who does Gũthera say she is hiding from when she enters the bar in Part I?

4. What did Gũthera do to support her siblings after her father's death?

5. What is the mugumo?

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