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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, The Pure and Resurrected, Pages 109 - 127.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gũthera suggest Matigari go to search for his family?
(a) The scrapyard.
(b) His Excellency Ole Excellence.
(c) The plantations.
(d) The police.

2. Why does Gũthera decide to help Matigari despite thinking he might be insane?
(a) She thinks he will pay her well.
(b) He reminds her of his father.
(c) It is her duty as a Christian.
(d) He saved her life.

3. What is the name of the informer who is in the cell with Matigari the first time he is arrested, but not the second?
(a) Thiong'o.
(b) Giceru.
(c) Kiroro.
(d) Abdullah.

4. What does the boy tell Matigari happens to them if they do not pay the guards at the garbage yard?
(a) The guards beat them.
(b) The other children help them pay.
(c) They sneak in anyway.
(d) They cannot eat.

5. What is the first place Matigari decides he should search for his family in Part I?
(a) The plantation.
(b) His old house.
(c) The cafes.
(d) The factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Matigari sitting with under a tree after his escape from the mental hospital?

2. Who does the priest warn the audience to beware of at the Minister of Truth's meeting?

3. Why are the boys in the scrapyard disappointed that they attacked Matigari?

4. What does the old woman in the wilderness tell Matigari are "the new stars" (73)?

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

(see the answer key)

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