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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

When the boy offers to take Matigari to his home, where is it revealed that the boy lives? (from Part I: Ngaruro wa Kiriro - Wiping Your Tears Away (pages 1-33) )

In an autoparts scrapyard, with other orphaned children.

In an abandoned strip mall, with other orphaned children.

In an abandoned house, with other orphaned children.

In a foster home, with other orphaned children.

2.

Which major thinker and intellectual of the nineteenth-century does the Minister for Truth and Justice most often reference and dislike? (from Part 2: Macaria ma na Kihooto - Seeking of Truth and Justice (pages 78-108) )

Karl Marx.

Auguste Comte.

Immanuel Kant.

Charles Darwin.

3.

What does Matigari tell both the student and teacher at the end of his meetings with them? (from Part 2: Macaria ma na Kihooto - Seeking of Truth and Justice (pages 55-77) )

He tells them that there's a difference between "those who love justice, and those who sell it” (77).

He tells them that there's a difference between "those who love the truth, and those who sell the truth” (77).

He tells them that there's a difference between "those who fight the truth, and those who accept it” (77).

He tells them that there's a difference between "those who seek the truth, and those who tell the truth” (77).

4.

What is the meaning of Matigari ma Njirũũngi's Gikũũyu name in English? (from Part I: Ngaruro wa Kiriro - Wiping Your Tears Away (pages 1-33) )

"The patriots who survived independence."

"The patriot who survived independence."

"The patriot who survived the bullet."

"The patriots who survived the bullets."

5.

When Matigari shares his food with his fellow prisoners, what does one of the prisoners call this event? (from Part I: Ngaruro wa Kiriro - Wiping Your Tears Away (pages 27-54))

"Dining out."

"A picnic."

"The Last Supper."

"Generosity incarnate."

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