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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. 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 money.
(c) Help her father break out of prison.
(d) Give him her virginity.

2. What was Gũthera's 11th commandment?
(a) She would never let her siblings go hungry.
(b) She would never confess to a priest.
(c) She would never sleep with an officer.
(d) She would never return to church.

3. What is unusual about the day each of the men, including Matigari, was arrested?
(a) They did not give them any food.
(b) They were not offered bail.
(c) The guards did not take anything from them.
(d) The guards forgot to lock the cell.

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

5. What are children chasing after near the factory in Part I when Matigari first arrives?
(a) A pack of stray dogs.
(b) A ball.
(c) A tractor.
(d) Soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the children run to in Part I of Matigari?

2. What was the teacher in Matigari's cell arrested for teaching?

3. Who is Ngarũro wa Kirĩro?

4. How does Matigari know when the factory workers have breaks?

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

(see the answer key)

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