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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. When does the Minister of Truth say was the day the freedom fighters left the forest?
2. What does Matigari overhear people saying about the returned patriots?
3. What does the old woman tell Matigari will happen to him if he continues to wander the woods alone in search of truth and justice?
4. What does Matigari say after telling John Boy Junior he will be back the next day to take back his home?
5. Who does the chief of police say do not go mad?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the verdict for both Matigari and Ngarũro wa Kirĩro? Where are they taken?
2. What is different about the student when Matigari finds him in Part II after speaking to the old woman in the wilderness? Why?
3. What is Matigari told when he asks them at the law courts where he can find truth and justice?
4. Who does the Minister of Truth tell the audience "the country's... welfare and stability are dependent on" (97) after Matigari is arrested?
5. What does the priest tell Matigari that Gũthera should do after he explains to the priest that she broke her 11th commandment?
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 does the teacher tell Matigari when he goes to him after speaking to the student in Part II? What advice does he give Matigari?
9. 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?
10. What does Matigari say at the Minister of Truth's meeting after Ngarũro wa Kirĩro is taken away?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing the imagery used in Matigari. Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
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 exploring how the house plays a part in the plot of the novel, Matigari.
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