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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. What new name does the Provincial Commissioner give to Trampville?
(a) Progressville.
(b) Foolsville.
(c) Songville.
(d) Matigariville.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are the houses of the rich described as Matigari, Gũthera and Mũriũki pass them in the Mercedes?

3. What is the one thing Ngarũro wa Kirĩro says he and the factory workers want?

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

5. Who does the Voice of Truth announce will be visiting the factory where the strike occurred?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the Minister of Truth tell the audience "the country's... welfare and stability are dependent on" (97) after Matigari is arrested?

2. Who does Gũthera realize the woman in the Mercedes is? Why is this ironic?

3. What does the teacher tell Matigari when he goes to him after speaking to the student in Part II? What advice does he give Matigari?

4. Who is the Hooded Truth and Justice and what is his role in serving justice?

5. What does Ngarũro wa Kirĩro say after the Minister of Truth says he will be the only factory worker not allowed to return to work?

6. What does the Minister of Truth tell the audience the factory is doing and what does this mean regarding the rest of the country?

7. Why does the Provincial Commissioner compare Matigari to Rip Van Winkle?

8. What is the difference between the workers' homes and the homes of the wealthy that Matigari, Gũthera and Mũriũki pass as they drive in the Mercedes they got in the wilderness?

9. How does Matigari get a Mercedes to drive he and Gũthera and Mũriũki out of the wilderness?

10. What is the verdict for both Matigari and Ngarũro wa Kirĩro? Where are they taken?

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