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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Wiping your Tears Away, Pages 1 - 16 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are children chasing after near the factory in Part I when Matigari first arrives?
(a) A ball.
(b) A pack of stray dogs.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) A tractor.

2. What do the two guards require from the children before allowing them entry in Part I of Matigari?
(a) Beer.
(b) A hug.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

3. What does Matigari do at the mugomo tree?
(a) He eats and rests.
(b) He buries his weapons.
(c) He unearths a treasure.
(d) He waits for the enemy.

4. What is the name of the voice Matigari hears over the radio in Part I?
(a) The Voice of Compassion.
(b) The Voice of Truth.
(c) The Voice of Peace.
(d) The Voice of Reason.

5. Why does Mũriũki worry the other children might beat him when he returns to the scrapyard?
(a) For showing Matigari where they live.
(b) For not paying the guards.
(c) For not bringing any food.
(d) For being an informer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the country's leader referred to over the radio in Part I?

2. What is the first place Matigari decides he should search for his family in Part I?

3. What does one of the children accuse Matigari of doing as he follows them?

4. What does Matigari see at the start of Part I that makes him think things have changed a great deal in his country since he left?

5. What does the boy do when Matigari is pelted with stones outside the factory?

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