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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) Yelling at workers.
(b) Drinking a beer.
(c) Roasting potatoes.
(d) Napping.

2. What does Matigari make with a strip of bark from the mugomo tree?
(a) A small fire.
(b) A belt of peace.
(c) A sword.
(d) A hat.

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

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

5. Why is Ngarũro wa Kirĩro unable to stay with Matigari and Mũriũki at the restaurant at the Mataha Hotel?
(a) He is too tired.
(b) He promised his wife he would meet her for dinner.
(c) He has has to pick up his children from school.
(d) He needs to join the worker's strike.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mũriũki worry the other children might beat him when he returns to the scrapyard?

3. 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?

4. What are the two guards, policemen, and tractor driver doing when Matigari passes them as he follows the children?

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

(see the answer key)

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