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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. Why is Matigari said to be "particularly dangerous" (115) when his escape is announced?
(a) Due to his delusions.
(b) He is a giant of great strength.
(c) He has an AK-47 and a sword.
(d) He does not care if he loses his life.

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

3. Who does the Minister of Truth say killed John Boy Junior's father?
(a) Terrorists.
(b) Matigari.
(c) The police.
(d) The factory workers.

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

5. What does the teacher tell Matigari when he finds him in his home after speaking with the student?
(a) He is being hunted.
(b) He is dying.
(c) He wants to start a revolution.
(d) He has been waiting for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the student who was formerly imprisoned join when he returned to the university?

2. What does Guthera believe will happen when the man in the Mercedes gets home to his wife?

3. Who else is in the cell with Matigari after he is arrested during the Minister of Truth's meeting?

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

5. What does Mũriũki say the people who drove through the wilderness are doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the inside of the Mercedes Matigari drives out of the wilderness. What does Gũthera say about it?

4. 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?

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

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

7. What does the priest tell Matigari that Gũthera should do after he explains to the priest that she broke her 11th commandment?

8. What do the boys in the scrapyard want Mũriũki to tell them at the start of Part II?

9. How did Gũthera save Matigari while in prison?

10. Why does the Voice of Truth urge people not to harass white people who they think are madmen?

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