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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 does Matigari do at the mugomo tree?
(a) He waits for the enemy.
(b) He eats and rests.
(c) He unearths a treasure.
(d) He buries his weapons.

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

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

4. What is the country's leader referred to over the radio in Part I?
(a) The Honorable Ole Master.
(b) Ole Master of Wonder.
(c) The Embodiment of Truth and Compassion.
(d) His Excellency Ole Excellency.

5. At the scrapyard in Part I, what does the boy tell Matigari happened to his father?
(a) He died fighting for independence.
(b) He left the country long ago.
(c) They got separated and the boy has been looking for his father ever since.
(d) He went blind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon does Matigari hold at the start of the story?

2. What is the title of Part I of Matigari?

3. What is a guard doing outside of the Anglo-American Leather and Plastic Works when Matigari arrives in Part I?

4. What does the boy do when Matigari is pelted with stones outside the factory?

5. Where do the children run to in Part I of Matigari?

(see the answer key)

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