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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Wiping your Tears Away, Pages 1 - 16 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the boy do when Matigari is pelted with stones outside the factory?
(a) He runs away and hides in the scrapyard.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He joins the children in throwing stones at him.
(d) He finds a worker to help him.

3. What do the two guards require from the children before allowing them entry in Part I of Matigari?
(a) Beer.
(b) A hug.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

4. Who does Matigari want to find before he goes home at the start of Matigari?
(a) Settler Williams.
(b) His family.
(c) His one remaining enemy.
(d) His fellow soldiers.

5. Why does Mũriũki worry the other children might beat him when he returns to the scrapyard?
(a) For showing Matigari where they live.
(b) For not paying the guards.
(c) For being an informer.
(d) For not bringing any food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first place Matigari decides he should search for his family in Part I?

2. What are the two guards, policemen, and tractor driver doing when Matigari passes them as he follows the children?

3. At the scrapyard in Part I, what does the boy tell Matigari happened to his father?

4. Who wrote Matigari?

5. What does Matigari do at the mugomo tree?

(see the answer key)

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