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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the reapers not compete with each other?
(a) Because they all have the same strength.
(b) So they can all stay together.
(c) Because they are lazy.
(d) Because they are tired.

2. What does Camara's friend Kouyate look like?
(a) Small and thin.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Drowsy.
(d) Big and tall.

3. Who makes arrangements for the trinket?
(a) The woman who wants the trinket.
(b) Camara's father.
(c) Camara.
(d) The praise-singer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of woman visits Camara's father's shop in chapter two?

2. Where do the people of Camara's village occasionally find gold?

3. What does Camara do when he goes to the rice fields during harvest?

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

5. What does Camara's grandmother always do as soon as he arrives?

(see the answer key)

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