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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 is Matigari excited to see as he, Gũthera, and Mũriũki reach the plantation?
(a) His wives.
(b) His children.
(c) His house.
(d) His Excellency Ole Excellence.

2. Why was Gũthera's father arrested after the war began?
(a) For carrying bullets in his Bible.
(b) For allowing his daughter to get an education.
(c) For beating his wife.
(d) For speaking out against the country's leader.

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

4. Whose children does Matigari learn from Ngarũro wa Kirĩro are factory director's?
(a) His Excellency Ole Excellence.
(b) Ngarũro wa Kirĩro's.
(c) John Boy and Settler Williams.
(d) Matigari's.

5. Who does Gũthera say she is hiding from when she enters the bar in Part I?
(a) The cops.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her ex-lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gũthera decide to help Matigari despite thinking he might be insane?

2. What did an officer tell Gũthera she could do to save her father's life after he was arrested?

3. What does Matigari say at the end of Part I when a prisoner asks about his plans?

4. Which prisoner suggests there may be an informer among them?

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

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