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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Wiping your Tears Away, Pages 17 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gũthera suggest Matigari go to search for his family?
(a) The plantations.
(b) The police.
(c) The scrapyard.
(d) His Excellency Ole Excellence.

2. What happens to Matigari when he tries to enter the scrapyard in Part I?
(a) The boys throw stones at him.
(b) The boys cheer for him.
(c) The boys all run away and hide from him.
(d) He is offered a place to sleep.

3. What are the children fighting over when Matigari chases them away with a stick?
(a) A bunch of shirts.
(b) A bundle of shoelaces.
(c) A case of bananas.
(d) A pile of old newspapers.

4. What does Mũriũki tell Matigari is happening outside of the bar after he goes out to see why they heard screaming?
(a) There was a major car accident.
(b) His Excellency Ole Excellence has arrived.
(c) The factory strike has turned into a bloodbath.
(d) Two officers set a dog on Gũthera.

5. What does the name Matigari ma Njirũũngi mean?
(a) The loyalists who served the king.
(b) The expatriates who ditched the country.
(c) The patriots who survived the bullets.
(d) The comrades who fought for freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matigari tell Gũthera when she offers him "a little pleasure" (24)?

2. What are the two guards, policemen, and tractor driver doing when Matigari passes them as he follows the children?

3. What is a guard doing outside of the Anglo-American Leather and Plastic Works when Matigari arrives in Part I?

4. What is the name of the voice Matigari hears over the radio in Part I?

5. Who wrote Matigari?

(see the answer key)

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