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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Wiping your Tears Away, Pages 33 - 54.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John Boy Junior say Matigari must show him in order to prove the house is his?
(a) His hands.
(b) The blueprint.
(c) The deed.
(d) Some cash.

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

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

4. What do the prisoners ask Matigari when he tells them his full name?
(a) If he is the one who started the factory strike.
(b) If he is an angel.
(c) If he is the one who saved the woman from the officer's dogs earlier.
(d) If he is the one who killed Settler Wiliams.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do the children run to in Part I of Matigari?

3. What does Matigari tell Ngarũro wa Kirĩro to tell the factory workers?

4. What does Mũriũki tell Matigari is happening outside of the bar after he goes out to see why they heard screaming?

5. What does Gũthera ask when Matigari tells her that Settler Williams is dead?

(see the answer key)

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