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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 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.

2. What does the name Matigari ma Njirũũngi mean?
(a) The loyalists who served the king.
(b) The expatriates who ditched the country.
(c) The comrades who fought for freedom.
(d) The patriots who survived the bullets.

3. What is the country's leader referred to over the radio in Part I?
(a) The Honorable Ole Master.
(b) Ole Master of Wonder.
(c) The Embodiment of Truth and Compassion.
(d) His Excellency Ole Excellency.

4. Where does Gũthera suggest Matigari go to search for his family?
(a) The police.
(b) The scrapyard.
(c) The plantations.
(d) His Excellency Ole Excellence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Gũthera's 11th commandment?

2. Who does Gũthera say she is hiding from when she enters the bar in Part I?

3. With whom do the children fight for the contents of the tractor in Part I of Matigari?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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