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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, The Pure and Resurrected, Pages 128 - 148.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Matigari when he is told he may has well hang himself if he keeps going around asking about truth and justice?
(a) The law courts.
(b) A farm.
(c) The bar.
(d) The factory.

3. 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 died fighting for independence.
(c) He went blind.
(d) He left the country long ago.

4. Who does Matigari say took the gun from him when he pointed it at Settler Williams?
(a) Ngarũro wa Kirĩro.
(b) Jim Benson.
(c) John Boy.
(d) Settler William's son.

5. What does Gũthera tell Matigari happened to her mother?
(a) She died in childbirth.
(b) She left them when she was young.
(c) She killed herself.
(d) She died in battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Matigari decide to skip getting his weapons and head straight for John Boy Junior's?

2. Whom does the teacher suggest Matigari find next?

3. What does the Voice of Truth announce at 10 a.m. at the start of Part III?

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

5. What does Matigari tell the man outside the house at the plantation that Matigari wants?

(see the answer key)

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