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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, The Pure and Resurrected, Pages 128 - 148.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Matigari surprised at when he is at the bar at the Mataha hotel?
(a) His family is there.
(b) Women work there.
(c) Nobody else is there.
(d) The prices are super high.

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

3. Why does the Minister say the factory will take back all workers except Ngarũro wa Kirĩro?
(a) He was the ringleader of the factory strike.
(b) He refuses to return to work.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He is now working for the government.

4. How are the houses of the rich described as Matigari, Gũthera and Mũriũki pass them in the Mercedes?
(a) Surprisingly modest.
(b) Large and protected by huge steel gates.
(c) Simple, yet elegant.
(d) Mid-sized and well-maintained.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Matigari say took the gun from him when he pointed it at Settler Williams?

2. How does Matigari escape from the fire in John Boy's house?

3. What do the people yell out after the Mercedes goes up in flames?

4. Who slept in the house Matigari built while Matigari slept on the verandah?

5. What do the prisoners ask Matigari when he tells them his full name?

(see the answer key)

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