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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. At the scrapyard in Part I, what does the boy tell Matigari happened to his father?
(a) They got separated and the boy has been looking for his father ever since.
(b) He left the country long ago.
(c) He died fighting for independence.
(d) He went blind.

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

3. Who else is in the cell with Matigari after he is arrested during the Minister of Truth's meeting?
(a) Mũriũki.
(b) Gũthera.
(c) Ngarũro wa Kirĩro.
(d) The Voice of Truth.

4. What new name does the Provincial Commissioner give to Trampville?
(a) Foolsville.
(b) Matigariville.
(c) Songville.
(d) Progressville.

5. What are the children fighting over when Matigari chases them away with a stick?
(a) A bunch of shirts.
(b) A case of bananas.
(c) A bundle of shoelaces.
(d) A pile of old newspapers.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom did John Boy Junior purchase the house and land that Matigari claims is his?

2. What does Matigari, Gũthera, and Mũriũki see driving through the wilderness?

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

4. After escaping prison, what does Matigari hear most people discussing as he walks asking where he can find truth and justice?

5. To whom does the Provincial Commissioner liken Matigari?

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