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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her siblings.
(d) Her priest.

2. Who wrote Matigari?
(a) Chinua Achebe.
(b) Nuruddin Farah.
(c) Matigari ma Njirũũngi.
(d) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.

3. What does the boy do when Matigari is pelted with stones outside the factory?
(a) He finds a worker to help him.
(b) He runs away and hides in the scrapyard.
(c) He joins the children in throwing stones at him.
(d) He laughs.

4. Why is Ngarũro wa Kirĩro unable to stay with Matigari and Mũriũki at the restaurant at the Mataha Hotel?
(a) He has has to pick up his children from school.
(b) He needs to join the worker's strike.
(c) He is too tired.
(d) He promised his wife he would meet her for dinner.

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. Why does Mũriũki worry the other children might beat him when he returns to the scrapyard?
(a) For not bringing any food.
(b) For being an informer.
(c) For showing Matigari where they live.
(d) For not paying the guards.

10. What does one of the children accuse Matigari of doing as he follows them?
(a) Trying to find a place to sleep.
(b) Working for the police.
(c) Trying to steal their gains.
(d) Trying to steal one of the children.

11. Where does Matigari tell Mũriũki he will take him when Mũriũki expresses fear of returning to the scrapyard?
(a) The wilderness to hide.
(b) His house.
(c) The factory to find work.
(d) The police station.

12. What is the country's leader referred to over the radio in Part I?
(a) His Excellency Ole Excellency.
(b) Ole Master of Wonder.
(c) The Embodiment of Truth and Compassion.
(d) The Honorable Ole Master.

13. What was the teacher in Matigari's cell arrested for teaching?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Marxism.
(d) Sex Education.

14. What happens to Matigari when Robert Williams returns with two officers?
(a) He gently explains what is going on and they leave.
(b) He runs back to the wilderness.
(c) The officers allow John Boy Junior and Robert Williams to beat him.
(d) He is taken to jail.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are children chasing after near the factory in Part I when Matigari first arrives?

2. What happens to Matigari when he tries to enter the scrapyard in Part I?

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

4. How does Matigari know when the factory workers have breaks?

5. What is Gũthera surprised to learn Matigari does not know as they walk to a plantation?

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