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

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

3. What does the man wearing the white hood covering at the Minister of Truth's meeting say he is?
(a) Professional dunce.
(b) Professional truth teller.
(c) Professional storyteller.
(d) Professional freedom fighter.

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

5. What emblem is on the Minister of Truth's tie?
(a) A shepherd's crook.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A radio.
(d) A parrot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the village where a song about Matigari is written?

2. What does the Minister of Truth call himself?

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

4. To whom does the Provincial Commissioner liken Matigari?

5. Who are people beginning to say helped the prisoners escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Minister of Truth tell his audience he and John Boy Junior have in common? What does he say happened to John Boy Junior's father?

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

3. What are some rumors Matigari hears about himself as he walks around in search of truth and justice at the start of Part II?

4. What is different about the student when Matigari finds him in Part II after speaking to the old woman in the wilderness? Why?

5. What does Matigari say at the Minister of Truth's meeting after Ngarũro wa Kirĩro is taken away?

6. Who does the priest tell Matigari he must go to if he wishes to find truth and justice?

7. What types of things does the Voice of Truth say their government will purchase with loans from the British, European, and U.S. governments?

8. How did Gũthera save Matigari while in prison?

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

10. 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?

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