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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 does the student shout after the verdict is announced?
(a) Down with foreign greed.
(b) Victory belongs to the people.
(c) Triumph is in the hands of the patriots.
(d) The people shall continue.

2. What happened after Gũthera refused to give the officer what he asked for when her father was arrested?
(a) Her father broke out and she never saw him again.
(b) Her father was killed and their land confiscated.
(c) An anonymous person paid her father's bail.
(d) A judge deemed her father innocent and he was set free.

3. What does the old woman in the wilderness tell Matigari "breeds misery" (73)?
(a) Disorder.
(b) Fear.
(c) Obedience.
(d) Laziness.

4. Who is Ngarũro wa Kirĩro?
(a) A worker who helps Matigari.
(b) The country's leader.
(c) A man who fought with Matigari.
(d) The owner of the factory.

5. Who does the voice plead with the people to bring to the police station in Part III?
(a) Anyone with a gun.
(b) Anyone wearing a belt of peace.
(c) Anyone with a shaved head.
(d) Anyone speaking like a madman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mũriũki tell Matigari is happening outside of the bar after he goes out to see why they heard screaming?

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

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

5. What are the initials of the ruling party, which the chairman of the local branch wears on his shirt?

(see the answer key)

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