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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 does Matigari do at the mugomo tree?
(a) He waits for the enemy.
(b) He buries his weapons.
(c) He unearths a treasure.
(d) He eats and rests.

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

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

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

5. What does Matigari tell Gũthera when she offers him "a little pleasure" (24)?
(a) He thought she would never ask.
(b) He reminds her they are in the presence of a child.
(c) He asks if she thinks that is any way for a woman to behave.
(d) He is old enough to be her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a guard doing outside of the Anglo-American Leather and Plastic Works when Matigari arrives in Part I?

2. Why was Gũthera's father arrested after the war began?

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

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

5. What was Gũthera's 11th commandment?

(see the answer key)

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