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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. Where does Gũthera suggest Matigari go to search for his family?
(a) His Excellency Ole Excellence.
(b) The plantations.
(c) The scrapyard.
(d) The police.

2. What is the title of Part I of Matigari?
(a) Wiping your Tears Away.
(b) The Return of the Patriots.
(c) The Last of the Colonial Problems.
(d) The Tail of Triumph.

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

4. With whom do the children fight for the contents of the tractor in Part I of Matigari?
(a) Stray dogs and vultures.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Elderly homeless people.
(d) Factory workers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gũthera tell Matigari happened to her mother?

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

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

5. What does Gũthera ask Matigari after sitting on his lap at the bar?

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