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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. Who are people beginning to say helped the prisoners escape?

2. What does the Voice of Truth announce at 10 a.m. at the start of Part III?

3. Who does the Voice of Truth announce they are searching for after allegedly bringing food to the patients in the mental hospital?

4. What does Gũthera think will happen to the woman in the Mercedes when she goes home to her husband?

5. What new name does the Provincial Commissioner give to Trampville?

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

3. What does the Minister of Truth tell the audience the factory is doing and what does this mean regarding the rest of the country?

4. Who does Gũthera realize the woman in the Mercedes is? Why is this ironic?

5. What is Matigari told when he asks them at the law courts where he can find truth and justice?

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

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

8. What does Gũthera say she has felt since Matigari saved her life? How does she speak about the female experience after she helped Matigari escape from the mental hospital?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even though this novel has many characters, what makes Matigari the protagonist of this novel? Compare his role in the novel to definitions of protagonists.

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

Choose two characters and discuss their similarities and differences.

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