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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. What does the Voice of Truth say over the radio about women while Matigari is at the bar?
2. What does Matigari tell Gũthera when she offers him "a little pleasure" (24)?
3. What is the name of the voice Matigari hears over the radio in Part I?
4. Who did Gũthera consult with before telling the officer whether or not she would do what he suggested she do in order to save her father's life?
5. What was Gũthera's 11th commandment?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Matigari do at the mugumo tree at the start of the novel?
2. What does John Boy Junior tell Matigari the problem with Black people is after Matigari says he helped pay for John Boy Junior's education? Why does John Boy Junior believe white people are able to advance?
3. How does Gũthera decide she can repay Matigari for saving her, despite thinking he may be insane?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. Describe the conversation between Matigari and Gũthera after she offers him "a little pleasure" (24).
7. 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?
8. How does the boy named Mũriũki help Matigari after the boys throw stones at him?
9. Who is Gũthera and why does she run into the bar at the Mataha hotel where Matigari and Mũriũki first stop?
10. What happens to Matigari when he does not heed the boy's warning not to enter the scrapyard?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay examining the ending of Matigari. How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay exploring the central purpose of this story. What response do you think the author hoped to get from his readers? Do you think he was successful? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Ngũgĩ's language style and word choice in Matigari. What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers
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