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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. Who slept in the house Matigari built while Matigari slept on the verandah?
(a) Private Jefferson.
(b) Captain Johnson.
(c) Settler Wiliams.
(d) Colonel Warren.

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

3. 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.

4. What is the title of Part I of Matigari?
(a) The Tail of Triumph.
(b) Wiping your Tears Away.
(c) The Return of the Patriots.
(d) The Last of the Colonial Problems.

5. What is a guard doing outside of the Anglo-American Leather and Plastic Works when Matigari arrives in Part I?
(a) Roasting potatoes.
(b) Drinking a beer.
(c) Napping.
(d) Yelling at workers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Matigari when Robert Williams returns with two officers?

3. What do the two guards require from the children before allowing them entry in Part I of Matigari?

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

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

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