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

2. How does Matigari know when the factory workers have breaks?
(a) The children run to the factory during each break.
(b) Matigari has a watch and knows what time breaks occur.
(c) He can hear the workers shouting outside.
(d) A siren blares.

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

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

5. What is the name of the voice Matigari hears over the radio in Part I?
(a) The Voice of Reason.
(b) The Voice of Peace.
(c) The Voice of Compassion.
(d) The Voice of Truth.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Ngarũro wa Kirĩro?

4. What happens to Matigari when he tries to enter the scrapyard in Part I?

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

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