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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 Ngarũro wa Kirĩro?
(a) A man who fought with Matigari.
(b) The owner of the factory.
(c) The country's leader.
(d) A worker who helps Matigari.

2. What does the judge say will happen to Matigari and Ngarũro wa Kirĩro after their arrest?
(a) They are sentenced to life in prison.
(b) They will be taken to a mental hospital.
(c) They will be hanged.
(d) They will be let out on bail.

3. What does Matigari see at the start of Part I that makes him think things have changed a great deal in his country since he left?
(a) White people chauffeuring Black Africans.
(b) Female soldiers riding horseback.
(c) American fast food restaurants.
(d) Black Africans driving cars.

4. What is Gũthera surprised to learn Matigari does not know as they walk to a plantation?
(a) He does not know about His Excellency Ole Excellence.
(b) He does not know that most of the factories have shut down.
(c) He does not know how to get to the nearest plantation.
(d) He does not know officers have been fighting workers and students for years.

5. After escaping prison, what does Matigari hear most people discussing as he walks asking where he can find truth and justice?
(a) Settler Williams.
(b) His Excellency Ole Excellence.
(c) Mũriũki.
(d) Matigari.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matigari tell Gũthera when she offers him "a little pleasure" (24)?

2. What does the boy do when Matigari is pelted with stones outside the factory?

3. Who does the Minister of Truth say killed John Boy Junior's father?

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

5. What are some of the reasons the men who share Matigari's cell were arrested?

(see the answer key)

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