View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Wiping your Tears Away, Pages 33 - 54.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who slept in the house Matigari built while Matigari slept on the verandah?
(a) Captain Johnson.
(b) Colonel Warren.
(c) Settler Wiliams.
(d) Private Jefferson.

2. What is the main topic of conversation at the bar when Matigari enters with Mũriũki?
(a) The factory strike.
(b) How much better the country is these days.
(c) Women complaining about their husbands.
(d) The mysterious Matigari.

3. Who does Matigari say took the gun from him when he pointed it at Settler Williams?
(a) Jim Benson.
(b) John Boy.
(c) Settler William's son.
(d) Ngarũro wa Kirĩro.

4. What does John Boy Junior say Matigari must show him in order to prove the house is his?
(a) The blueprint.
(b) Some cash.
(c) The deed.
(d) His hands.

5. What is the mugumo?
(a) A fig tree.
(b) A pineapple tree.
(c) An olive tree.
(d) A banana tree.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mũriũki worry the other children might beat him when he returns to the scrapyard?

3. What is Matigari surprised at when he is at the bar at the Mataha hotel?

4. What are children chasing after near the factory in Part I when Matigari first arrives?

5. What does Matigari see at the start of Part I that makes him think things have changed a great deal in his country since he left?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 288 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample