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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one thing Ngarũro wa Kirĩro says he and the factory workers want?
(a) Fair wages.
(b) Longer lunch breaks.
(c) Nicer uniforms.
(d) Safer working conditions.

2. What does Gũthera think people may be driving through the wilderness for?
(a) Having an affair.
(b) Ivory poaching.
(c) Hunting for food.
(d) Hiding from police.

3. What did the student who was formerly imprisoned join when he returned to the university?
(a) A prayer meeting.
(b) A party.
(c) A gang.
(d) A student protest.

4. How are the workers' houses described as Matigari, Gũthera and Mũriũki pass them in the Mercedes?
(a) Dilapidated and rat infested.
(b) Modest and clean.
(c) Tiny and crammed together.
(d) Simple, yet elegant.

5. The Voice of Truth announces that the Minister has ordered police to do what to any madman they find?
(a) Arrest them.
(b) Set dogs on them.
(c) Hang them.
(d) Shoot them.

6. What does the Member of Parliament say is the root cause of poverty in their country?
(a) Women having too many children.
(b) Not enough jobs.
(c) Wages that barely meet inflation.
(d) A weak work ethic among the young.

7. From what song does the chairman of the local branch sing after his speech at the Minister of Truth's meeting?
(a) The Song of the Parrot.
(b) The Song of Peace.
(c) The Song of Truth and Justice.
(d) The Song of Matigari.

8. 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 is dead.
(c) He is now working for the government.
(d) He refuses to return to work.

9. Which of the prisoners do the judges and lawyers announce "will be detained without trial" for misleading the public (101)?
(a) The student and teacher.
(b) The murderer and the informer.
(c) The drunkard the the teacher.
(d) Matigari and the thief.

10. What does Mũriũki say the people who drove through the wilderness are doing?
(a) Engaging in sexual relations.
(b) Spying on them.
(c) Doing drugs.
(d) Taking a nap.

11. What emblem is on the Minister of Truth's tie?
(a) A parrot.
(b) A shepherd's crook.
(c) A radio.
(d) A rifle.

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

13. Why are the boys in the scrapyard disappointed that they attacked Matigari?
(a) They realize he was kind to Mũriũki.
(b) They realize they should have taken his money first.
(c) They believe he is an angel.
(d) They learned he had saved Gũthera.

14. Which governments gave the country a loan to buy handcuffs, electric fences, and ropes?
(a) The Chinese and Russian Governments.
(b) The Canadian Government.
(c) The British and European Governments.
(d) The United States Government.

15. Who does the chief of police say do not go mad?
(a) White people.
(b) Children.
(c) Black people.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Gũthera realize the woman in the Mercedes was?

2. What does the Provincial Commissioner say he has banned?

3. After escaping prison, what does Matigari hear most people discussing as he walks asking where he can find truth and justice?

4. What does the old woman in the wilderness tell Matigari "breeds misery" (73)?

5. What does Gũthera do to help Matigari escape?

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