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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gũthera suggest Matigari go to search for his family?

2. Who is Ngarũro wa Kirĩro?

3. What does Mũriũki tell Matigari is happening outside of the bar after he goes out to see why they heard screaming?

4. What was Gũthera's 11th commandment?

5. Which prisoner tells Matigari he will "unravel" the "riddle," referring to the question Matigari asked the other prisoners?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Matigari tell Mũriũki he was doing in the woods and why?

2. What does the murderer warn the prisoners, resulting in a fight between him and another prisoner?

3. Who is Gũthera and why does she run into the bar at the Mataha hotel where Matigari and Mũriũki first stop?

4. What does Matigari hear the Voice of Truth announce about His Excellency Ole Excellence after he leaves the mugomo tree at the start of the novel?

5. What does Matigari witness children do after running after a tractor?

6. What story of her past does Gũthera share with Matigari after he saves her?

7. What do the other women think about Gũthera's refusal to take money from a cop? What does Gũthera say about money from a cop?

8. Who is at the house which Matigari says is his when Gũthera leads him to the plantation? What does Matigari do there which surprises Gũthera and Mũriũki?

9. What does Matigari think of as he watches a riderless horse pass him at the start of the novel?

10. Describe the cell Matigari is put in after being arrested at John Boy Junior's house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the use of dialogue versus the use of description. Look at how each is used in the novel and what makes these uses effective or ineffective.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the author of Matigari. Who is he? What else has he written? How is Matigari similar or different from his previous works?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring how the house plays a part in the plot of the novel, Matigari.

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