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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Seeker of Truth, Pages 55 - 83.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gũthera ask Matigari after sitting on his lap at the bar?
(a) If he will buy her a drink.
(b) If he owns the bar.
(c) If he will marry her.
(d) If he is the Matigari who fought Settler Williams.

2. Which prisoner suggests there may be an informer among them?
(a) The student.
(b) The teacher.
(c) The murderer.
(d) The drunkard.

3. What does the Voice of Truth say made the recent prison escape most unusual?
(a) The informer never told anyone of an escape plan.
(b) The cell remained locked and apparently untouched.
(c) The cell lock was brand new.
(d) The prison guard was watching them all night.

4. With whom do the children fight for the contents of the tractor in Part I of Matigari?
(a) Stray dogs and vultures.
(b) Elderly homeless people.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Factory workers.

5. Whose story does Matigari share with the priest when he first finds him praying?
(a) Mũriũki's.
(b) Gũthera's.
(c) John Boy's.
(d) Settler Wiliams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Matigari want to find before he goes home at the start of Matigari?

2. What has the priest heard, which inspires him to pray more?

3. Why does Gũthera decide to help Matigari despite thinking he might be insane?

4. Why was Gũthera's father arrested after the war began?

5. Who does Gũthera say she is hiding from when she enters the bar in Part I?

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