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

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

3. 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.

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

5. With whom do the children fight for the contents of the tractor in Part I of Matigari?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Stray dogs and vultures.
(c) Elderly homeless people.
(d) Factory workers.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who wrote Matigari?

4. Who does Matigari want to find before he goes home at the start of Matigari?

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

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