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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. What did an officer tell Gũthera she could do to save her father's life after he was arrested?
(a) Give him their home.
(b) Give him her virginity.
(c) Help her father break out of prison.
(d) Give him money.

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

3. Who does Gũthera say she is hiding from when she enters the bar in Part I?
(a) Her ex-lover.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her children.
(d) The cops.

4. Where do the children run to in Part I of Matigari?
(a) The factory.
(b) School.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A garbage yard.

5. Whose children does Matigari learn from Ngarũro wa Kirĩro are factory director's?
(a) Matigari's.
(b) John Boy and Settler Williams.
(c) Ngarũro wa Kirĩro's.
(d) His Excellency Ole Excellence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Gũthera decide to help Matigari despite thinking he might be insane?

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

4. What does Gũthera ask Matigari after sitting on his lap at the bar?

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

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