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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) Junktown.
(c) Dumpville.
(d) Scraptown.

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

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

4. What does the Member of Parliament say is the root cause of poverty in their country?
(a) A weak work ethic among the young.
(b) Women having too many children.
(c) Not enough jobs.
(d) Wages that barely meet inflation.

5. The editor from which local newspaper sits near the Minister of Truth during his meeting in Part II?
(a) The Voice of Truth.
(b) The Weekly Whiner.
(c) The Daily Parrot.
(d) The Local Ledger.

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

7. Who does the voice plead with the people to bring to the police station in Part III?
(a) Anyone with a gun.
(b) Anyone with a shaved head.
(c) Anyone speaking like a madman.
(d) Anyone wearing a belt of peace.

8. Who is Matigari sitting with under a tree after his escape from the mental hospital?
(a) His wife and children.
(b) Gũthera and Mũriũki.
(c) The student and the teacher.
(d) John Boy Junior and Robert Williams.

9. Why are the boys in the scrapyard disappointed that they attacked Matigari?
(a) They realize he was kind to Mũriũki.
(b) They learned he had saved Gũthera.
(c) They believe he is an angel.
(d) They realize they should have taken his money first.

10. What does the Voice say anyone who is not mad would do?
(a) Wear all black.
(b) Wear the KKK emblem on their shirt.
(c) Stay indoors until the madmen have been detained.
(d) Shave their beards and keep their hair short.

11. What does the student announce to the audience at the Minister of Truth's meeting which causes an uproar?
(a) 50 university students were killed.
(b) The Hooded man is really Matigari.
(c) His Excellency Ole Excellence is a fraud.
(d) Matigari has escaped.

12. What does Matigari ask when the Minister asks if anyone else has questions after barricading the room so nobody can leave?
(a) If he can join the factory board.
(b) Where a man can find truth and justice.
(c) What the point of his efforts all these years have been.
(d) Why children are fighting over garbage in this country.

13. Who does Ngarũro wa Kirĩro say should be removed from the board of the factory?
(a) The Voice of Truth.
(b) The Minister of Truth.
(c) John Boy Junior and Robert Williams.
(d) His Excellency Ole Excellence.

14. What are the initials of the ruling party, which the chairman of the local branch wears on his shirt?
(a) AAA.
(b) WWW.
(c) KKK.
(d) SSS.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Matigari said to be "particularly dangerous" (115) when his escape is announced?

2. Who is the first prisoner Matigari finds after leaving the old woman in the wilderness?

3. What is the woman in the wilderness gathering outside of her house when Matigari approaches her?

4. What does Matigari say after telling John Boy Junior he will be back the next day to take back his home?

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

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