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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 do the two guards require from the children before allowing them entry in Part I of Matigari?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) A hug.
(d) Beer.

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

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

4. With whom do the children fight for the contents of the tractor in Part I of Matigari?
(a) Stray dogs and vultures.
(b) Elderly homeless people.
(c) Factory workers.
(d) Soldiers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the white man on horseback outside the house know Settler Williams?

2. Why is Matigari excited when John Boy Junior says he had gone to college?

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

4. 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?

5. Who did Gũthera consult with before telling the officer whether or not she would do what he suggested she do in order to save her father's life?

(see the answer key)

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