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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 a guard doing outside of the Anglo-American Leather and Plastic Works when Matigari arrives in Part I?
(a) Yelling at workers.
(b) Drinking a beer.
(c) Napping.
(d) Roasting potatoes.

2. What is the title of Part I of Matigari?
(a) The Return of the Patriots.
(b) The Tail of Triumph.
(c) Wiping your Tears Away.
(d) The Last of the Colonial Problems.

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

4. What does Matigari make with a strip of bark from the mugomo tree?
(a) A hat.
(b) A belt of peace.
(c) A sword.
(d) A small fire.

5. What happens to Matigari when he tries to enter the scrapyard in Part I?
(a) He is offered a place to sleep.
(b) The boys all run away and hide from him.
(c) The boys cheer for him.
(d) The boys throw stones at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of the children accuse Matigari of doing as he follows them?

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

3. What does the boy tell Matigari happens to them if they do not pay the guards at the garbage yard?

4. What does Matigari do at the mugomo tree?

5. What is the country's leader referred to over the radio in Part I?

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