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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. Who does the Minister of Truth tell the audience he went to school with?
(a) Matigari.
(b) His Excellency Ole Excellence.
(c) Robert Wiliams.
(d) John Boy Junior.

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

3. What has the priest heard, which inspires him to pray more?
(a) The world is ending.
(b) He is being hunted.
(c) Jesus has returned.
(d) The patriots have returned.

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

5. What does Matigari tell Gũthera when she offers him "a little pleasure" (24)?
(a) He is old enough to be her father.
(b) He asks if she thinks that is any way for a woman to behave.
(c) He thought she would never ask.
(d) He reminds her they are in the presence of a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Black man on horseback outside the house whip Matigari when he mentions John Boy?

2. What is unusual about the day each of the men, including Matigari, was arrested?

3. What do the two guards require from the children before allowing them entry in Part I of Matigari?

4. What does the boy tell Matigari happens to them if they do not pay the guards at the garbage yard?

5. What does Matigari say after telling John Boy Junior he will be back the next day to take back his home?

(see the answer key)

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