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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Wiping your Tears Away, Pages 17 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Matigari want to find before he goes home at the start of Matigari?
(a) His family.
(b) His fellow soldiers.
(c) Settler Williams.
(d) His one remaining enemy.

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

3. Who is Ngarũro wa Kirĩro?
(a) The country's leader.
(b) A man who fought with Matigari.
(c) A worker who helps Matigari.
(d) The owner of the factory.

4. Why did the people at Gũthera's church refuse to help her when she needed money to care for her siblings?
(a) They said she was a terrorist's child.
(b) They thought her family was cursed.
(c) They felt she could get a job.
(d) They were all poor too.

5. What does Mũriũki tell Matigari is happening outside of the bar after he goes out to see why they heard screaming?
(a) The factory strike has turned into a bloodbath.
(b) His Excellency Ole Excellence has arrived.
(c) There was a major car accident.
(d) Two officers set a dog on Gũthera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mugumo?

2. Who does Matigari say took the gun from him when he pointed it at Settler Williams?

3. What is the first place Matigari decides he should search for his family in Part I?

4. What does Matigari tell Gũthera when she offers him "a little pleasure" (24)?

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

(see the answer key)

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