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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. Why does Gũthera decide to help Matigari despite thinking he might be insane?
(a) She thinks he will pay her well.
(b) It is her duty as a Christian.
(c) He reminds her of his father.
(d) He saved her life.

2. Which prisoner suggests there may be an informer among them?
(a) The teacher.
(b) The drunkard.
(c) The murderer.
(d) The student.

3. What happened after Gũthera refused to give the officer what he asked for when her father was arrested?
(a) Her father broke out and she never saw him again.
(b) A judge deemed her father innocent and he was set free.
(c) An anonymous person paid her father's bail.
(d) Her father was killed and their land confiscated.

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

5. What is the name of the voice Matigari hears over the radio in Part I?
(a) The Voice of Compassion.
(b) The Voice of Reason.
(c) The Voice of Truth.
(d) The Voice of Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matigari do at the mugomo tree?

2. At the scrapyard in Part I, what does the boy tell Matigari happened to his father?

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

4. What is the mugumo?

5. What do the prisoners ask Matigari when he tells them his full name?

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