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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 children chasing after near the factory in Part I when Matigari first arrives?
(a) A ball.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) A tractor.
(d) A pack of stray dogs.

2. What is the first place Matigari decides he should search for his family in Part I?
(a) The plantation.
(b) His old house.
(c) The factory.
(d) The cafes.

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

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

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 is the mugumo?

2. What does Matigari make with a strip of bark from the mugomo tree?

3. What does Matigari do at the mugomo tree?

4. With whom do the children fight for the contents of the tractor in Part I of Matigari?

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

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