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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the houses of the rich described as Matigari, Gũthera and Mũriũki pass them in the Mercedes?
(a) Simple, yet elegant.
(b) Surprisingly modest.
(c) Large and protected by huge steel gates.
(d) Mid-sized and well-maintained.

2. Who is the first prisoner Matigari finds after leaving the old woman in the wilderness?
(a) The murderer.
(b) The drunkard.
(c) The student.
(d) The informer.

3. Who does the chief of police say do not go mad?
(a) Black people.
(b) Children.
(c) White people.
(d) Women.

4. Who does Gũthera realize the woman in the Mercedes was?
(a) His Excellency Ole Excellence's wife.
(b) A police officer's wife.
(c) The Minister of Truth and Justice's wife.
(d) A prostitute she knows.

5. What does Mũriũki say the people who drove through the wilderness are doing?
(a) Doing drugs.
(b) Engaging in sexual relations.
(c) Taking a nap.
(d) Spying on them.

6. How was Ngarũro wa Kirĩro killed?
(a) He was attacked by dogs.
(b) He was hanged.
(c) He was trampled in a riot.
(d) He was shot.

7. 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) Matigari.
(c) Settler Williams.
(d) Mũriũki.

8. Who does the Voice of Truth announce they are searching for after allegedly bringing food to the patients in the mental hospital?
(a) A woman and young boy.
(b) The owner of the Mataha hotel.
(c) Two police officers.
(d) Two factory workers.

9. Which of the prisoners do the judges and lawyers announce "will be detained without trial" for misleading the public (101)?
(a) The student and teacher.
(b) The murderer and the informer.
(c) The drunkard the the teacher.
(d) Matigari and the thief.

10. What is the woman in the wilderness gathering outside of her house when Matigari approaches her?
(a) Acorns.
(b) Rubbish.
(c) Animal bones.
(d) Dead flowers.

11. Where do Matigari, Gũthera and Mũriũki decide they will spend the night after Matigari escapes from the hospital?
(a) The factory.
(b) John Boy Junior's house.
(c) The children's village.
(d) The Mataha hotel.

12. How does the Minister of Truth describe his home?
(a) A modest home with a large dining area situated on a large piece of land.
(b) A tiny cottage with just enough room for his family.
(c) A large marble home with multiple pools and saunas.
(d) A huge mansion with a roof of gold and golden gates.

13. Who does the Voice of Truth announce will be visiting the factory where the strike occurred?
(a) His Excellency Ole Excellence.
(b) The Minister of Truth and Justice.
(c) Matigari.
(d) The Honorable Ole Master.

14. Where does the woman in the wilderness tell Matigari he can find truth and justice?
(a) At the Ministry of Truth and Justice.
(b) In his own heart.
(c) In people's actions.
(d) In the woods.

15. 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 in an early grave.
(b) He will end up like her.
(c) He will get arrested.
(d) He will find what he seeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Minister of Truth tell the audience he went to school with?

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

3. Why do many attend the Minister of Truth's meeting in Part II?

4. What new name does the Provincial Commissioner give to Trampville?

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

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