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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the long tunic that reaches to the heels but is split up the sides called?
(a) A burbon.
(b) A boubou.
(c) A wouwou.
(d) A tom-tom.

2. In which month does Camara return to Conakry?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) November.

3. Why does Camara get hospitalized during his first year in Conakry?
(a) Because of a car accident.
(b) Because of a seizure.
(c) Because of a disease.
(d) Because of an infection.

4. What is the name of one particular apprentice Camara remembers?
(a) Sidafa.
(b) Sidame.
(c) Sidmund.
(d) Saddam.

5. What does Camara's grandmother always do as soon as he arrives?
(a) Wash his head.
(b) Massage his feet.
(c) Praise him.
(d) Wash him from head to foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fanta bring Camara after he runs off crying after the ordeal at school?

2. Some of Camara's brothers and sisters don't fit in his mother's hut. Where do they sleep?

3. What is the second school Camara attends?

4. Who cuts the first swath of rice from the field on the day of the harvest?

5. What does Camara believe about his mother?

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