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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 does Gũthera ask when Matigari tells her that Settler Williams is dead?
(a) She asks why he would kill such a great man.
(b) She asks who Settler Williams is.
(c) She asks what Matigari did with the body.
(d) She asks if Matigari knows Settler Wiliam's son.

2. Why does the Black man on horseback outside the house whip Matigari when he mentions John Boy?
(a) It is illegal to talk about John Boy.
(b) He did not want Matigari to speak at all.
(c) John Boy is his father.
(d) He hates John Boy.

3. What does the boy do when Matigari is pelted with stones outside the factory?
(a) He joins the children in throwing stones at him.
(b) He finds a worker to help him.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He runs away and hides in the scrapyard.

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

5. What does Matigari share with his cell mates?
(a) His cigarettes.
(b) Some money.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Beer and food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gũthera tell Matigari happened to her mother?

2. What are the children fighting over when Matigari chases them away with a stick?

3. Why was Gũthera's father arrested after the war began?

4. With whom do the children fight for the contents of the tractor in Part I of Matigari?

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

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