Matigari Test | Final Test - Easy

Ngugi wa Thiong'o
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Matigari Test | Final Test - Easy

Ngugi wa Thiong'o
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the village where a song about Matigari is written?
(a) Trampville.
(b) Scraptown.
(c) Dumpville.
(d) Junktown.

2. Whose story does Matigari share with the priest when he first finds him praying?
(a) Settler Wiliams.
(b) John Boy's.
(c) Gũthera's.
(d) Mũriũki's.

3. What is the Member of Parliament's solution to the problem of poverty?
(a) He will give every family 1,000 shillings.
(b) He will raise wages of all workers.
(c) He will start a community garden in every village.
(d) He will open a birth control clinic.

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

5. How does Matigari bribe the couple in the wilderness to use their car?
(a) He gives them money.
(b) He threatens them with his gun.
(c) He takes their clothes.
(d) He tells them he will drive them home first.

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

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

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

9. What does Guthera believe will happen when the man in the Mercedes gets home to his wife?
(a) She will kick him out of the house.
(b) She will never know what he was doing.
(c) He will beat her for wondering what he was doing.
(d) He will lose his job.

10. What is the name of the informer who is in the cell with Matigari the first time he is arrested, but not the second?
(a) Kiroro.
(b) Giceru.
(c) Abdullah.
(d) Thiong'o.

11. What does the Voice of Truth say made the recent prison escape most unusual?
(a) The cell remained locked and apparently untouched.
(b) The informer never told anyone of an escape plan.
(c) The prison guard was watching them all night.
(d) The cell lock was brand new.

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

13. Who else is in the cell with Matigari after he is arrested during the Minister of Truth's meeting?
(a) The Voice of Truth.
(b) Ngarũro wa Kirĩro.
(c) Gũthera.
(d) Mũriũki.

14. Who does the Minister of Truth tell the audience he went to school with?
(a) Robert Wiliams.
(b) John Boy Junior.
(c) His Excellency Ole Excellence.
(d) Matigari.

15. To whom does the Provincial Commissioner liken Matigari?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Rip Van Winkle.
(c) Paul Revere.
(d) Ebenezer Scrooge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gũthera think people may be driving through the wilderness for?

2. What does the old woman in the wilderness tell Matigari "breeds misery" (73)?

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

4. Which two prisoners are the only not brought before the audience at the Minister of Truth's meeting?

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

(see the answer keys)

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