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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. Which prisoner tells Matigari he will "unravel" the "riddle," referring to the question Matigari asked the other prisoners?
(a) The informer.
(b) The prisoner accused of theft.
(c) The murderer.
(d) The drunkard.

2. Why was Gũthera's father arrested after the war began?
(a) For speaking out against the country's leader.
(b) For beating his wife.
(c) For carrying bullets in his Bible.
(d) For allowing his daughter to get an education.

3. What is the title of Part I of Matigari?
(a) The Return of the Patriots.
(b) Wiping your Tears Away.
(c) The Tail of Triumph.
(d) The Last of the Colonial Problems.

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

5. 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?
(a) Female soldiers riding horseback.
(b) Black Africans driving cars.
(c) American fast food restaurants.
(d) White people chauffeuring Black Africans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What weapon does Matigari hold at the start of the story?

3. What was the teacher in Matigari's cell arrested for teaching?

4. What does Matigari share with his cell mates?

5. What do the two guards require from the children before allowing them entry in Part I of Matigari?

(see the answer key)

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