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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Matigari when he tries to enter the scrapyard in Part I?
(a) He is offered a place to sleep.
(b) The boys throw stones at him.
(c) The boys cheer for him.
(d) The boys all run away and hide from him.

2. What does John Boy Junior say Matigari must show him in order to prove the house is his?
(a) The blueprint.
(b) The deed.
(c) Some cash.
(d) His hands.

3. Whose children does Matigari learn from Ngarũro wa Kirĩro are factory director's?
(a) Matigari's.
(b) Ngarũro wa Kirĩro's.
(c) His Excellency Ole Excellence.
(d) John Boy and Settler Williams.

4. Who does Matigari want to find before he goes home at the start of Matigari?
(a) His one remaining enemy.
(b) Settler Williams.
(c) His fellow soldiers.
(d) His family.

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

6. 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) Divying up the money the children gave them.
(c) Drinking beer and laughing.
(d) Digging through the pile of trash.

7. What do the two guards require from the children before allowing them entry in Part I of Matigari?
(a) Beer.
(b) Food.
(c) A hug.
(d) Money.

8. What weapon does Matigari hold at the start of the story?
(a) A pistol.
(b) An AK-47.
(c) A crossbow.
(d) A grenade.

9. What does Matigari make with a strip of bark from the mugomo tree?
(a) A belt of peace.
(b) A sword.
(c) A hat.
(d) A small fire.

10. What is unusual about the day each of the men, including Matigari, was arrested?
(a) They did not give them any food.
(b) The guards did not take anything from them.
(c) The guards forgot to lock the cell.
(d) They were not offered bail.

11. What is the main topic of conversation at the bar when Matigari enters with Mũriũki?
(a) The mysterious Matigari.
(b) Women complaining about their husbands.
(c) How much better the country is these days.
(d) The factory strike.

12. Which prisoner tells Matigari he will "unravel" the "riddle," referring to the question Matigari asked the other prisoners?
(a) The drunkard.
(b) The murderer.
(c) The informer.
(d) The prisoner accused of theft.

13. What happened after Gũthera refused to give the officer what he asked for when her father was arrested?
(a) A judge deemed her father innocent and he was set free.
(b) Her father broke out and she never saw him again.
(c) Her father was killed and their land confiscated.
(d) An anonymous person paid her father's bail.

14. How does the white man on horseback outside the house know Settler Williams?
(a) Settler Williams is his father.
(b) He worked for Settler Williams.
(c) He is Settler William's brother-in-law.
(d) He grew up with Settler Williams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gũthera do to support her siblings after her father's death?

2. Who is Ngarũro wa Kirĩro?

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

4. Who did Gũthera consult with before telling the officer whether or not she would do what he suggested she do in order to save her father's life?

5. What does Matigari say at the end of Part I when a prisoner asks about his plans?

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