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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. The editor from which local newspaper sits near the Minister of Truth during his meeting in Part II?
(a) The Local Ledger.
(b) The Voice of Truth.
(c) The Daily Parrot.
(d) The Weekly Whiner.

2. What does the teacher tell Matigari when he finds him in his home after speaking with the student?
(a) He has been waiting for him.
(b) He wants to start a revolution.
(c) He is dying.
(d) He is being hunted.

3. What does Matigari do at the mugomo tree?
(a) He buries his weapons.
(b) He unearths a treasure.
(c) He waits for the enemy.
(d) He eats and rests.

4. From what song does the chairman of the local branch sing after his speech at the Minister of Truth's meeting?
(a) The Song of Truth and Justice.
(b) The Song of the Parrot.
(c) The Song of Peace.
(d) The Song of Matigari.

5. What are the two guards, policemen, and tractor driver doing when Matigari passes them as he follows the children?
(a) Arresting children at random.
(b) Digging through the pile of trash.
(c) Drinking beer and laughing.
(d) Divying up the money the children gave them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Matigari excited when John Boy Junior says he had gone to college?

2. Which two prisoners are the only not brought before the audience at the Minister of Truth's meeting?

3. What does Matigari ask when the Minister asks if anyone else has questions after barricading the room so nobody can leave?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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