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

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

3. What does Gũthera tell Matigari happened to her mother?
(a) She killed herself.
(b) She left them when she was young.
(c) She died in childbirth.
(d) She died in battle.

4. What is the first place Matigari decides he should search for his family in Part I?
(a) The plantation.
(b) The cafes.
(c) The factory.
(d) His old house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the scrapyard in Part I, what does the boy tell Matigari happened to his father?

2. What was Gũthera's 11th commandment?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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