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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of emotion is outwardly manifested during the circumcision ceremony?
(a) Boring.
(b) Unattractive.
(c) Joyous.
(d) Sad.

2. Camara tells who about what has been happening at school?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) The apprentices.
(d) His uncle.

3. What do the women and the girls do after the procession?
(a) They stay out all night.
(b) They cook.
(c) They watch the boys.
(d) They go home.

4. How did Camara's father initially feel after the special snake's first appearance?
(a) Sad.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Hungry.
(d) Happy.

5. Who does Camara share his bed with?
(a) His father's older apprentices.
(b) His father's younger apprentices.
(c) His brothers.
(d) His sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of food do the women bring the reapers at noon?

2. The dancing goes on how long after the circumcision ceremony and before the boys are taken to a special hut where they will stay?

3. Which animals are abundant in the river when the water rises?

4. What does Camara's father do as he works with the gold?

5. Why do all the apprentices and workers in the blacksmith shop turn their attention to the production of the trinket?

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