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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the children occasionally complain to when being taken advantage of?
(a) To their brothers.
(b) To their parents.
(c) To their friends.
(d) To the director.

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

3. Why does Camara's father give Camara a gift when he leaves home?
(a) To wish him happiness.
(b) To call on the good spirits.
(c) So he can play music.
(d) To protect him against evil spirits.

4. Why do people hang ears of corn on ropes?
(a) To keep them away from the farm animals.
(b) To keep them away from the children.
(c) To keep them away from the neighbors.
(d) To keep them away from the pets.

5. What does Camara's school teacher do?
(a) He laughs at the students.
(b) He is nice to the students.
(c) He hugs the students.
(d) He beats the students.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Camara walk to school with when he is a child?

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

3. How long is the walk from Kouroussa to Tindican when Camara does it with his youngest uncle?

4. Camara tells who about what has been happening at school?

5. What does Camara's grandmother's hut look like?

(see the answer key)

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