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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, The Pure and Resurrected, Pages 109 - 127.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon does Matigari hold at the start of the story?
(a) An AK-47.
(b) A crossbow.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A grenade.

2. What does the Minister of Truth call himself?
(a) The voice of the voiceless.
(b) The pulse of the people.
(c) The heart of this country.
(d) The soul of this government.

3. Why does Gũthera decide to help Matigari despite thinking he might be insane?
(a) It is her duty as a Christian.
(b) She thinks he will pay her well.
(c) He saved her life.
(d) He reminds her of his father.

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

5. What is the village where a song about Matigari is written?
(a) Dumpville.
(b) Scraptown.
(c) Trampville.
(d) Junktown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the voice Matigari hears over the radio in Part I?

2. Why did the people at Gũthera's church refuse to help her when she needed money to care for her siblings?

3. What does Matigari tell the man outside the house at the plantation that Matigari wants?

4. What does Matigari do at the mugomo tree?

5. What does Gũthera think will happen to the woman in the Mercedes when she goes home to her husband?

(see the answer key)

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