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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 the boy do when Matigari is pelted with stones outside the factory?
(a) He joins the children in throwing stones at him.
(b) He finds a worker to help him.
(c) He runs away and hides in the scrapyard.
(d) He laughs.

2. Why does Gũthera decide to help Matigari despite thinking he might be insane?
(a) It is her duty as a Christian.
(b) He reminds her of his father.
(c) He saved her life.
(d) She thinks he will pay her well.

3. What is a guard doing outside of the Anglo-American Leather and Plastic Works when Matigari arrives in Part I?
(a) Yelling at workers.
(b) Roasting potatoes.
(c) Drinking a beer.
(d) Napping.

4. What does the Voice of Truth say over the radio about women while Matigari is at the bar?
(a) Women should join the army.
(b) Women should be seen and not heard.
(c) Women should take refuge in the church.
(d) Women should rule the country.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matigari make with a strip of bark from the mugomo tree?

2. After learning of the worker's strike, what does Matigari ask the prisoners?

3. What does Matigari share with his cell mates?

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

5. At the scrapyard in Part I, what does the boy tell Matigari happened to his father?

(see the answer key)

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