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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 did the people at Gũthera's church refuse to help her when she needed money to care for her siblings?
(a) They felt she could get a job.
(b) They were all poor too.
(c) They said she was a terrorist's child.
(d) They thought her family was cursed.

2. What is the main topic of conversation at the bar when Matigari enters with Mũriũki?
(a) The mysterious Matigari.
(b) Women complaining about their husbands.
(c) The factory strike.
(d) How much better the country is these days.

3. What does the boy tell Matigari happens to them if they do not pay the guards at the garbage yard?
(a) They sneak in anyway.
(b) They cannot eat.
(c) The guards beat them.
(d) The other children help them pay.

4. What does Matigari see at the start of Part I that makes him think things have changed a great deal in his country since he left?
(a) White people chauffeuring Black Africans.
(b) Female soldiers riding horseback.
(c) Black Africans driving cars.
(d) American fast food restaurants.

5. 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?
(a) Her siblings.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her priest.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matigari tell Ngarũro wa Kirĩro to tell the factory workers?

2. Who is Ngarũro wa Kirĩro?

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

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

5. What does the Voice of Truth say over the radio about women while Matigari is at the bar?

(see the answer key)

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