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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Mũriũki worry the other children might beat him when he returns to the scrapyard?
2. What are the two guards, policemen, and tractor driver doing when Matigari passes them as he follows the children?
3. Why does the Black man on horseback outside the house whip Matigari when he mentions John Boy?
4. What is unusual about the day each of the men, including Matigari, was arrested?
5. What are some of the reasons the men who share Matigari's cell were arrested?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does John Boy Junior tell Matigari the problem with Black people is after Matigari says he helped pay for John Boy Junior's education? Why does John Boy Junior believe white people are able to advance?
2. Describe the cell Matigari is put in after being arrested at John Boy Junior's house.
3. What story of her past does Gũthera share with Matigari after he saves her?
4. What does Matigari think as he sees Black Africans driving cars at the start of the story?
5. How do the men on horseback know Settler Williams and John Boy? What do they think happened to the men?
6. How does Gũthera decide she can repay Matigari for saving her, despite thinking he may be insane?
7. What happens to Gũthera after she leaves the bar? How does Matigari save her?
8. What does Matigari tell Mũriũki he was doing in the woods and why?
9. What does Matigari witness children do after running after a tractor?
10. Why were the other prisoners Matigari shares a cell with arrested?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Even though this novel has many characters, what makes Matigari the protagonist of this novel? Compare his role in the novel to definitions of protagonists.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Ngũgĩ's commentary on women and their role in Matigari. How is this important to the story? How does it affect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
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