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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the people of Camara's village occasionally find gold?
(a) In the forest.
(b) In the sand.
(c) In the mud.
(d) In the clay.

2. What did Camara and his apprentice friend talk about?
(a) About their days.
(b) About food.
(c) About their friends.
(d) About the weather.

3. Why does Camara's father tell this story to his son?
(a) Because Camara is the youngest son.
(b) Because Camara is the smartest son.
(c) Because Camara is the eldest son.
(d) Because Camara is the healthiest son.

4. Camara's mother's presence maintains what during meal times?
(a) Order and tradition.
(b) Disorder.
(c) Sturdiness.
(d) Cleanliness.

5. Why do parents send their children to Camara's father?
(a) To work as an apprentice.
(b) To play music.
(c) To get paid.
(d) To observe his work.

6. What does Camara think about country people?
(a) That they are dignified and considerate.
(b) That they are inconsiderate.
(c) That they are undignified and considerate.
(d) That they are stupid.

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

8. What color is Camara's school uniform?
(a) Khaki.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

9. What does Camara's grandmother's hut look like?
(a) Clean.
(b) Empty.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Full of stuff.

10. How old is Camara in his earliest memories?
(a) Six or seven.
(b) Four or five.
(c) Five or six.
(d) Three or four.

11. What do the reapers use to do their work?
(a) Sickles.
(b) Knives.
(c) Spirits.
(d) Axes.

12. Why do all the apprentices and workers in the blacksmith shop turn their attention to the production of the trinket?
(a) Because gold work is rare and fascinating.
(b) Because gold work is boring.
(c) Because gold work is rare and boring.
(d) Because gold work is abundant and fascinating.

13. Who makes fun of Camara because he's feeling awkward around Fanta?
(a) Camara's brother.
(b) Fanta's sister.
(c) Camara's sister.
(d) Fanta's brother.

14. What is the second school Camara attends?
(a) The French School.
(b) The African school.
(c) The Koran school.
(d) The English school.

15. Who embraces Camara when he arrives in Tindican?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His friend.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kouyate's father do as a profession?

2. What instrument does the praise-singer pull out when singing the praises of Camara's father in chapter 2?

3. How does the farmer's life seem to Camara?

4. Why does Camara not pull Fanta's hair anymore after their conversation?

5. Why doesn't Camara's family member want to get too far ahead of the rest of the reapers?

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