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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the woman in the wilderness tell Matigari he can find truth and justice?
(a) At the Ministry of Truth and Justice.
(b) In people's actions.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In his own heart.

2. Why do many attend the Minister of Truth's meeting in Part II?
(a) They have heard he the Angel of Gabriel will be there.
(b) They think His Excellency Ole Excellence will be there.
(c) They hope to see Matigari.
(d) They have heard he will resolve the issues between the factory workers and owners.

3. Why does Matigari stomp on his belt of peace at the start of Part III?
(a) He feels it is cursed.
(b) The other prisoners made fun of it.
(c) It broke.
(d) He decides words alone cannot defeat the enemy.

4. Who is the first prisoner Matigari finds after leaving the old woman in the wilderness?
(a) The murderer.
(b) The student.
(c) The drunkard.
(d) The informer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the student announce to the audience at the Minister of Truth's meeting which causes an uproar?

2. What does the Voice of Truth announce at 10 a.m. at the start of Part III?

3. How are the workers' houses described as Matigari, Gũthera and Mũriũki pass them in the Mercedes?

4. Why does the Minister say the factory will take back all workers except Ngarũro wa Kirĩro?

5. What does Mũriũki say the people who drove through the wilderness are doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is different about the student when Matigari finds him in Part II after speaking to the old woman in the wilderness? Why?

2. What types of things does the Voice of Truth say their government will purchase with loans from the British, European, and U.S. governments?

3. What does the priest tell Matigari that Gũthera should do after he explains to the priest that she broke her 11th commandment?

4. What are some rumors Matigari hears about himself as he walks around in search of truth and justice at the start of Part II?

5. What method does The Voice of Truth say they suspect the patients at the mental hospital used to escape at the start of Part III?

6. What is the verdict for both Matigari and Ngarũro wa Kirĩro? Where are they taken?

7. What does Matigari say at the Minister of Truth's meeting after Ngarũro wa Kirĩro is taken away?

8. Why does the Provincial Commissioner compare Matigari to Rip Van Winkle?

9. What does the Minister of Truth tell the audience the factory is doing and what does this mean regarding the rest of the country?

10. How does Matigari get a Mercedes to drive he and Gũthera and Mũriũki out of the wilderness?

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