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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. What does Matigari share with his cell mates?
(a) A blanket.
(b) His cigarettes.
(c) Beer and food.
(d) Some money.

2. What does the old woman tell Matigari will happen to him if he continues to wander the woods alone in search of truth and justice?
(a) He will end up like her.
(b) He will get arrested.
(c) He will find what he seeks.
(d) He will end up in an early grave.

3. 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 factory.
(b) A farm.
(c) The bar.
(d) The law courts.

4. What is happening at the end of the story when Matigari says to Gũthera and Mũriũki, "we are the foxes" (146)?
(a) Gũthera and Mũriũki are being arrested.
(b) They are surrounded by dogs and horses.
(c) Matigari is being hanged.
(d) Matigari is being thrown into a police van.

5. What does Gũthera say about the Mercedes as she, Matigari, and Mũriũki drive in it?
(a) It is luxurious.
(b) It is like a house.
(c) It is a waste of money.
(d) It is not as nice as she expected.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the children fighting over when Matigari chases them away with a stick?

2. What type of car does Mũriũki sleep in in the scrapyard?

3. What does the Provincial Commissioner say he has banned?

4. What rumors about the Minister's wife does Matigari hear after he parks the Mercedes?

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

(see the answer key)

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