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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 promised his wife he would meet her for dinner.
(c) He needs to join the worker's strike.
(d) He is too tired.

2. What does Matigari tell the man outside the house at the plantation that Matigari wants?
(a) To find his family.
(b) His horse.
(c) A job.
(d) The keys to his house.

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

4. Why did the people at Gũthera's church refuse to help her when she needed money to care for her siblings?
(a) They were all poor too.
(b) They said she was a terrorist's child.
(c) They thought her family was cursed.
(d) They felt she could get a job.

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

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

7. What does Mũriũki tell Matigari is happening outside of the bar after he goes out to see why they heard screaming?
(a) There was a major car accident.
(b) The factory strike has turned into a bloodbath.
(c) Two officers set a dog on Gũthera.
(d) His Excellency Ole Excellence has arrived.

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

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

10. 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) An anonymous person paid her father's bail.
(d) Her father was killed and their land confiscated.

11. What is the title of Part I of Matigari?
(a) Wiping your Tears Away.
(b) The Last of the Colonial Problems.
(c) The Return of the Patriots.
(d) The Tail of Triumph.

12. What are children chasing after near the factory in Part I when Matigari first arrives?
(a) A ball.
(b) A pack of stray dogs.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) A tractor.

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

14. What does the boy tell Matigari happens to them if they do not pay the guards at the garbage yard?
(a) The other children help them pay.
(b) They cannot eat.
(c) The guards beat them.
(d) They sneak in anyway.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Voice of Truth say over the radio about women while Matigari is at the bar?

2. 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?

3. Where does Matigari tell Mũriũki he will take him when Mũriũki expresses fear of returning to the scrapyard?

4. After learning of the worker's strike, what does Matigari ask the prisoners?

5. What is Matigari surprised at when he is at the bar at the Mataha hotel?

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