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

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

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

4. What is the main topic of conversation at the bar when Matigari enters with Mũriũki?
(a) Women complaining about their husbands.
(b) The factory strike.
(c) How much better the country is these days.
(d) The mysterious Matigari.

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 Truth.
(c) The Voice of Reason.
(d) The Voice of Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Matigari want to find before he goes home at the start of Matigari?

2. What does one of the children accuse Matigari of doing as he follows them?

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

4. 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?

5. Why does Mũriũki worry the other children might beat him when he returns to the scrapyard?

(see the answer key)

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