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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the professor who sits near the Minister of Truth teach?
(a) The Economics of Poverty.
(b) The History of Parrotology.
(c) The Philosophy of Reason.
(d) The Art of Herding.

2. What does Matigari say after telling John Boy Junior he will be back the next day to take back his home?
(a) The people shall be free!
(b) You will pay for this!
(c) The future belongs to me!
(d) Victory is ours!

3. What did the student who was formerly imprisoned join when he returned to the university?
(a) A gang.
(b) A prayer meeting.
(c) A student protest.
(d) A party.

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

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

6. What does Matigari do at the Minister of Truth's meeting when he realizes they think he has a gun?
(a) He pretends to pull out a gun so he can scare them.
(b) He brings the belt of peace over to the Minister to prove he has no gun.
(c) He keeps his hands in his pockets so they are afraid he has a gun.
(d) He holds up his hands and says he wears the belt of peace.

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

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

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

10. The Voice of Truth announces that the Minister has ordered police to do what to any madman they find?
(a) Hang them.
(b) Set dogs on them.
(c) Shoot them.
(d) Arrest them.

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

12. What does Gũthera think people may be driving through the wilderness for?
(a) Hiding from police.
(b) Ivory poaching.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) Hunting for food.

13. What reason did the Voice of Truth announce for why the university was closed?
(a) The school building had deteriorated and they could no longer hold classes there.
(b) The students had gone on strike about food.
(c) There was a protest and many students were beaten.
(d) The university teachers walked out.

14. Why does the Minister say the factory will take back all workers except Ngarũro wa Kirĩro?
(a) He was the ringleader of the factory strike.
(b) He refuses to return to work.
(c) He is now working for the government.
(d) He is dead.

15. From what song does the chairman of the local branch sing after his speech at the Minister of Truth's meeting?
(a) The Song of Matigari.
(b) The Song of the Parrot.
(c) The Song of Truth and Justice.
(d) The Song of Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the boys in the scrapyard disappointed that they attacked Matigari?

2. What does the teacher tell Matigari when he finds him in his home after speaking with the student?

3. What does Matigari ask when the Minister asks if anyone else has questions after barricading the room so nobody can leave?

4. What does Matigari say is the combination needed to defeat the enemy?

5. Which governments gave the country a loan to buy handcuffs, electric fences, and ropes?

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