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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Seeker of Truth, Pages 84 - 108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first prisoner Matigari finds after leaving the old woman in the wilderness?
(a) The student.
(b) The informer.
(c) The murderer.
(d) The drunkard.

2. What does the man wearing the white hood covering at the Minister of Truth's meeting say he is?
(a) Professional truth teller.
(b) Professional dunce.
(c) Professional storyteller.
(d) Professional freedom fighter.

3. What has the priest heard, which inspires him to pray more?
(a) Jesus has returned.
(b) He is being hunted.
(c) The patriots have returned.
(d) The world is ending.

4. Why is Matigari excited when John Boy Junior says he had gone to college?
(a) He is impressed to meet an educated Black man.
(b) Matigari is one of the group who helped pay for his college.
(c) He feels his education is a sign of progress in their country.
(d) Matigari went to the same college.

5. When Matigari asks people at a restaurant where he can find truth and justice, what do they tell him?
(a) To shut up.
(b) To ask the Voice of Truth.
(c) To ask His Excellency Ole Excellence.
(d) To search for the prophet Matigari.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose story does Matigari share with the priest when he first finds him praying?

2. What does the judge say will happen to Matigari and Ngarũro wa Kirĩro after their arrest?

3. What does the Voice of Truth say made the recent prison escape most unusual?

4. What does Matigari do at the Minister of Truth's meeting when he realizes they think he has a gun?

5. What is the country's leader referred to over the radio in Part I?

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