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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What weapon does Matigari hold at the start of the story?
(a) A grenade.
(b) A crossbow.
(c) A pistol.
(d) An AK-47.

4. Whose children does Matigari learn from Ngarũro wa Kirĩro are factory director's?
(a) Matigari's.
(b) His Excellency Ole Excellence.
(c) John Boy and Settler Williams.
(d) Ngarũro wa Kirĩro's.

5. What happens to Matigari when Robert Williams returns with two officers?
(a) The officers allow John Boy Junior and Robert Williams to beat him.
(b) He gently explains what is going on and they leave.
(c) He runs back to the wilderness.
(d) He is taken to jail.

6. How does Matigari know when the factory workers have breaks?
(a) Matigari has a watch and knows what time breaks occur.
(b) A siren blares.
(c) He can hear the workers shouting outside.
(d) The children run to the factory during each break.

7. What is the mugumo?
(a) A fig tree.
(b) A banana tree.
(c) An olive tree.
(d) A pineapple tree.

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

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

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

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

12. What does Matigari tell Gũthera when she offers him "a little pleasure" (24)?
(a) He thought she would never ask.
(b) He reminds her they are in the presence of a child.
(c) He asks if she thinks that is any way for a woman to behave.
(d) He is old enough to be her father.

13. Who slept in the house Matigari built while Matigari slept on the verandah?
(a) Private Jefferson.
(b) Captain Johnson.
(c) Settler Wiliams.
(d) Colonel Warren.

14. What did an officer tell Gũthera she could do to save her father's life after he was arrested?
(a) Give him money.
(b) Give him her virginity.
(c) Give him their home.
(d) Help her father break out of prison.

15. How does the white man on horseback outside the house know Settler Williams?
(a) Settler Williams is his father.
(b) He is Settler William's brother-in-law.
(c) He worked for Settler Williams.
(d) He grew up with Settler Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ngarũro wa Kirĩro unable to stay with Matigari and Mũriũki at the restaurant at the Mataha Hotel?

2. What was Gũthera's 11th commandment?

3. 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?

4. What are children chasing after near the factory in Part I when Matigari first arrives?

5. What happened after Gũthera refused to give the officer what he asked for when her father was arrested?

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