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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 Member of Parliament say is the root cause of poverty in their country?

2. What is the one thing Ngarũro wa Kirĩro says he and the factory workers want?

3. Why does Matigari stomp on his belt of peace at the start of Part III?

4. What does Matigari ask when the Minister asks if anyone else has questions after barricading the room so nobody can leave?

5. How are the workers' houses described as Matigari, Gũthera and Mũriũki pass them in the Mercedes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Member of Parliament say is the root cause of poverty and how does he plan to solve this problem?

2. 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?

3. What is the verdict for both Matigari and Ngarũro wa Kirĩro? Where are they taken?

4. What does Matigari do with his belt of peace while in the mental hospital at the start of Part III? Why?

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

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

7. 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?

8. Who is the Hooded Truth and Justice and what is his role in serving justice?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a brief essay analyzing the title Matigari. Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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