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

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

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

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

5. What does Matigari see at the start of Part I that makes him think things have changed a great deal in his country since he left?
(a) American fast food restaurants.
(b) Black Africans driving cars.
(c) White people chauffeuring Black Africans.
(d) Female soldiers riding horseback.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the voice Matigari hears over the radio in Part I?

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

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

5. What do the two guards require from the children before allowing them entry in Part I of Matigari?

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